| Date | From | To | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jan | Archdiocese of México, Federal District
Diocese of Texcoco, México, México | Territory Lost | Diocese of Tlalnepantla, México, México | Erected |
| 16 Jan | Vicariate Apostolic of Villavicencio, Colombia | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Ariari, Colombia | Erected |
| 16 Jan | Prefecture Apostolic of Bossangoa, Central African Republic | Elevated | Diocese of Bossangoa, Central African Republic | Elevated |
| 16 Jan | Archdiocese of Nagpur, India
Prefecture Apostolic of Pala, Chad | Elevated | Diocese of Pala, Chad | Elevated |
| 16 Jan | Prefecture Apostolic of Raipur, India | Erected | ||
| 16 Jan | Diocese of Dibrugarh, India
Diocese of Shillong, India | Territory Lost | Diocese of Tezpur, India | Erected |
| 20 Jan | Military Ordinariate of Kenya, Military (as Vicariate) | Erected | ||
| 20 Jan | Military Ordinariate of Uganda, Military | Erected | ||
| 10 Feb | Prefecture Apostolic of Bangassou, Central African Republic | Elevated | Diocese of Bangassou, Central African Republic | Elevated |
| 10 Feb | Prefecture Apostolic of Parakou, Benin | Territory Lost | Diocese of Natitingou, Benin | Erected |
| 10 Feb | Prefecture Apostolic of Parakou, Benin | Elevated | Diocese of Parakou, Benin | Elevated |
| 11 Feb | Vicariate Apostolic of Villavicencio, Colombia | Elevated | Diocese of Villavicencio, Colombia | Elevated |
| 15 Feb | Archdiocese of Botucatu, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Diocese of Lins, Sao Paulo, Brazil | Territory Lost | Diocese of Bauru, Sao Paulo, Brazil | Erected |
| 15 Feb | Diocese of Pesqueira, Pernambuco, Brazil
Diocese of Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Territory Lost | Diocese of Floresta, Pernambuco, Brazil | Erected |
| 25 Feb | Diocese of Garzón, Colombia | Name Changed | Diocese of Garzón-Neiva, Colombia | Name Changed |
| 4 Mar | Territorial Prelature of Chulucanas, Peru | Erected | ||
| 10 Mar | Diocese of Benin City, Nigeria | Territory Lost | Diocese of Warri, Nigeria | Erected |
| 25 Mar | Diocese of Barcelona, Spain | Elevated | Archdiocese of Barcelona, Spain | Elevated |
| 25 Mar | Diocese of Madrid, Spain | Elevated | Archdiocese of Madrid, Spain | Elevated |
| 21 Apr | Archdiocese of Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania | Territory Lost | Diocese of Mahenge, Tanzania | Erected |
| 12 May | Diocese of Simla, India | Name Changed | Diocese of Simla and Chandigarh, India | Name Changed |
| 18 May | Diocese of Comacchio, Italy
Territorial Abbey of Pomposa, Italy | United | Diocese of Comacchio (-Pomposa), Italy | United |
| 19 May | Secretariat of Non-Christians, Roman Curia | Erected | ||
| 12 Jun | Vicariate Apostolic of Kota Baru, Indonesia | Name Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Sukarnapura, Indonesia | Name Changed |
| 16 Jun | Prefecture Apostolic of Fada N’Gourma, Burkina Faso | Elevated | Diocese of Fada N’Gourma, Burkina Faso | Elevated |
| 16 Jun | Prefecture Apostolic of Sokoto, Nigeria | Elevated | Diocese of Sokoto, Nigeria | Elevated |
| 17 Jun | Delegation to Indochina | Name Changed | Delegation to Viêt Nam | Name Changed |
| 20 Jun | Diocese of Cali, Colombia | Elevated | Archdiocese of Cali, Colombia | Elevated |
| 20 Jun | Diocese of Tunja, Colombia | Elevated | Archdiocese of Tunja, Colombia | Elevated |
| 6 Jul | Prefecture Apostolic of Kabba, Nigeria | Elevated | Diocese of Kabba, Nigeria | Elevated |
| 9 Jul | Archdiocese of Carthage, Tunisia | Name Changed | Territorial Prelature of Tunis, Tunisia | Name Changed |
| 6 Aug | Apostolic Administration of Innsbruck-Feldkirch, Austria | Elevated | Diocese of Innsbruck-Feldkirch, Austria | Elevated |
| 6 Aug | Archdiocese of Trento, Italy (became a Metropolitan) | Elevated | ||
| 1 Sep | Diocese of Brixen {Bressanone}, Italy | Name Changed | Diocese of Bolzano-Bressanone {Bozen-Brixen}, Italy | Name Changed |
| 8 Sep | Archdiocese of Tegucigalpa, Honduras | Territory Lost | Territorial Prelature of Choluteca, Honduras | Erected |
| 13 Sep | Diocese of Lydenburg, South Africa | Name Changed | Diocese of Lydenburg-Witbank, South Africa | Name Changed |
| 23 Sep | Diocese of Pasto, Colombia | Territory Lost | Diocese of Ipiales, Colombia | Erected |
| 29 Sep | Prefecture Apostolic of Canelos, Ecuador | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Canelos, Ecuador | Elevated |
| 29 Sep | Archdiocese of Lomé, Togo | Territory Lost | Diocese of Atakpamé, Togo | Erected |
| 29 Sep | Prefecture Apostolic of Gao, Mali | Elevated | Diocese of Mopti, Mali | Elevated |
| 29 Sep | Prefecture Apostolic of Mweka, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated | Diocese of Mweka, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated |
| 29 Sep | Mission "Sui Iuris" of San, Mali | Elevated | Diocese of San, Mali | Elevated |
| 9 Oct | Diocese of Usumbura, Burundi | Name Changed | Diocese of Bujumbura, Burundi | Name Changed |
| 27 Oct | Diocese of Acapulco, Guerrero, México
Diocese of Chilapa, Guerrero, México Diocese of Tacámbaro, Michoacán, México Diocese of Toluca, México, México | Territory Lost | Diocese of Ciudad Altamirano, Guerrero, México | Erected |
| 27 Oct | Diocese of Chiapas (Ciudad Real de Chiapas), Chiapas, México | Name Changed | Diocese of San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas, México | Name Changed |
| 27 Oct | Diocese of Chiapas (Ciudad Real de Chiapas), Chiapas, México | Territory Lost | Diocese of Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, México | Erected |
| 30 Oct | Diocese of Harbour Grace-Grand Falls, Newfoundland, Canada | Name Changed | Diocese of Grand Falls, Newfoundland, Canada | Name Changed |
| 4 Nov | Diocese of Ponce, Puerto Rico
Archdiocese of San Juan de Puerto Rico | Territory Lost | Diocese of Caguas, Puerto Rico | Erected |
| 9 Nov | Archdiocese of Kaduna, Nigeria | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Minna, Nigeria | Erected |
| 18 Nov | Eparchy of Akka (Melkite), Israel | Elevated | Archeparchy of Akka [San Giovanni d’Acri; Tolemaide] (Melkite), Israel | Elevated |
| 18 Nov | Eparchy of Baniyas (Melkite), Lebanon | Elevated | Archeparchy of Baniyas {Cesarea di Filippo; Paneade} (Melkite), Lebanon | Elevated |
| 18 Nov | Eparchy of Baalbek (Melkite), Lebanon | Elevated | Archeparchy of Baalbek (Melkite), Lebanon | Elevated |
| 18 Nov | Eparchy of Saïda (Melkite), Lebanon | Elevated | Archeparchy of Saïda (Melkite), Lebanon | Elevated |
| 18 Nov | Eparchy of Tripoli del Libano (Melkite), Lebanon | Elevated | Archeparchy of Tripoli del Libano {Tarabulus} (Melkite), Lebanon | Elevated |
| 18 Nov | Diocese of Zahleh e Furzol (Melkite), Lebanon | Elevated | Archeparchy of Zahleh e Furzol (Melkite), Lebanon | Elevated |
| 25 Nov | Diocese of Lisala, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Budjala, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Erected |
| 25 Nov | Diocese of Nyeri, Kenya | Territory Lost | Diocese of Marsabit, Kenya | Erected |
| 28 Nov | Diocese of Campo Mourão, Parana, Brazil
Diocese of Londrina, Brazil | Territory Lost | Diocese of Apucarana, Parana, Brazil | Erected |
| 3 Dec | Archeparchy of Hassaké-Nisibi (Syrian), Syria | Elevated | ||
| 12 Dec | Diocese of Mombasa e Zanzibar, Kenya | Split | Diocese of Mombasa, Kenya | Split |
| 12 Dec | Apostolic Administration of Zanzibar e Pemba, Tanzania | Erected | ||
| 21 Dec | Diocese of Matamoros, Tamaulipas, México
Diocese of Tampico, Tamaulipas, México | Territory Lost | Diocese of Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, México | Erected |
| 21 Dec | Diocese of Tehuantepec, Oaxaca, México | Territory Lost | Territorial Prelature of Mixes, Oaxaca, México | Erected |
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