| Date | From | To | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Feb | Diocese of Bertoua, Cameroon | Territory Lost | Diocese of Batouri, Cameroon | Erected |
| 14 Feb | Diocese of Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic | Elevated | Archdiocese of Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic | Elevated |
| 19 Feb | Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon of Los Angeles (Maronite), California, USA | Erected | ||
| 25 Feb | Diocese of Portoviejo (Porto Vecchio), Ecuador | Elevated | Archdiocese of Portoviejo, Ecuador | Elevated |
| 14 Mar | Vicariate Apostolic of Keetmanshoop, Namibia | Elevated | Diocese of Keetmanshoop, Namibia | Elevated |
| 14 Mar | Vicariate Apostolic of Windhoek, Namibia | Elevated | Archdiocese of Windhoek, Namibia | Elevated |
| 14 Mar | Vicariate Apostolic of Windhoek, Namibia | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Rundu, Namibia | Erected |
| 23 Mar | Diocese of Lins, Sao Paulo, Brazil | Territory Lost | Diocese of Araçatuba, Sao Paulo, Brazil | Erected |
| 26 Mar | Diocese of Abuja, Nigeria | Elevated | Archdiocese of Abuja, Nigeria | Elevated |
| 26 Mar | Diocese of Benin City, Nigeria | Elevated | Archdiocese of Benin City, Nigeria | Elevated |
| 26 Mar | Diocese of Calabar, Nigeria | Elevated | Archdiocese of Calabar, Nigeria | Elevated |
| 26 Mar | Diocese of Ibadan, Nigeria | Elevated | Archdiocese of Ibadan, Nigeria | Elevated |
| 26 Mar | Diocese of Jos, Nigeria | Elevated | Archdiocese of Jos, Nigeria | Elevated |
| 26 Mar | Diocese of Owerri, Nigeria | Elevated | Archdiocese of Owerri, Nigeria | Elevated |
| 18 Apr | Military Ordinariate of Hungary, Military | Erected | ||
| 23 Apr | Diocese of Lahore, Pakistan | Elevated | Archdiocese of Lahore, Pakistan | Elevated |
| 4 Jun | Diocese of Duitama, Colombia | Name Changed | Diocese of Duitama-Sogamoso, Colombia | Name Changed |
| 10 Jun | Diocese of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe | Elevated | Archdiocese of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe | Elevated |
| 10 Jun | Vicariate Apostolic of Nekemte, Ethiopia | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Jimma-Bonga, Ethiopia | Erected |
| 25 Jun | Archdiocese of La Paz, Bolivia | Territory Lost | Diocese of El Alto, Bolivia | Erected |
| 27 Jun | Diocese of Berlin, Germany | Elevated | Archdiocese of Berlin, Germany | Elevated |
| 27 Jun | Apostolic Administration of Erfurt-Meiningen, Germany | Elevated | Diocese of Erfurt, Germany | Elevated |
| 27 Jun | Apostolic Administration of Görlitz, Germany | Elevated | Diocese of Görlitz, Germany | Elevated |
| 27 Jun | Apostolic Administration of Magdeburg, Germany | Elevated | Diocese of Magdeburg, Germany | Elevated |
| 1 Jul | Archdiocese of Lomé, Togo | Territory Lost | Diocese of Aného, Togo | Erected |
| 1 Jul | Diocese of Sokodé, Togo | Territory Lost | Diocese of Kara, Togo | Erected |
| 1 Jul | Archdiocese of Lomé, Togo | Territory Lost | Diocese of Kpalimé, Togo | Erected |
| 5 Jul | Archdiocese of Valencia en Venezuela | Territory Lost | Diocese of Puerto Cabello, Venezuela | Erected |
| 7 Jul | Diocese of Cabimas, Venezuela
Archdiocese of Maracaibo, Venezuela Archdiocese of Mérida, Venezuela | Territory Lost | Diocese of El Vigia-San Carlos del Zulia, Venezuela | Erected |
| 28 Jul | Territorial Prelature of Escuintla, Guatemala | Territory Lost | Diocese of Escuintla, Guatemala | Erected |
| 28 Jul | Diocese of Badajoz, Spain | Elevated | Archdiocese of Mérida-Badajoz, Spain | Elevated |
| 22 Aug | Territorial Prelature of Los Ríos, Ecuador | Elevated | Diocese of Babahoyo, Ecuador | Elevated |
| 9 Sep | Diocese of Mbala-Mpika, Zambia | Name Changed | Diocese of Mpika, Zambia | Name Changed |
| 24 Oct | Diocese of Hildesheim, Germany
Apostolic Administration of Schwerin, Germany | Elevated | Archdiocese of Hamburg, Germany | Elevated |
| 3 Nov | Vicariate Apostolic of Chiquitos, Bolivia | Elevated | Diocese of San Ignacio de Velasco, Bolivia | Elevated |
| 11 Nov | Diocese of Bertoua, Cameroon | Elevated | Archdiocese of Bertoua, Cameroon | Elevated |
| 26 Nov | Cardinal Titular Church of Ss. Aquila e Priscilla | Established | ||
| 26 Nov | Cardinal Titular Church of S. Giuliano dei Fiamminghi | Established | ||
| 26 Nov | Cardinal Titular Church of S. Gerardo Maiella | Established | ||
| 26 Nov | Cardinal Titular Church of SS. Redentore a Valmelaina | Established | ||
| 26 Nov | Cardinal Titular Church of Ss. Urbano e Lorenzo a Prima Porta | Established | ||
| 26 Nov | Cardinal Titular Church of S. Ugo | Established | ||
| 19 Dec | Diocese of Bouaké, Côte d’Ivoire | Elevated | Archdiocese of Bouaké, Côte d’Ivoire | Elevated |
| 19 Dec | Diocese of Gagnoa, Côte d’Ivoire | Elevated | Archdiocese of Gagnoa, Côte d’Ivoire | Elevated |
| 19 Dec | Diocese of Keta-Ho, Ghana | Split | Diocese of Ho, Ghana
Diocese of Keta-Akatsi, Ghana | Split |
| 19 Dec | Diocese of Keta-Ho, Ghana | Territory Lost | Diocese of Jasikan, Ghana | Erected |
| 19 Dec | Diocese of Parakou, Benin | Territory Lost | Diocese of Kandi, Benin | Erected |
| 19 Dec | Diocese of Korhogo, Côte d’Ivoire | Elevated | Archdiocese of Korhogo, Côte d’Ivoire | Elevated |
| 19 Dec | Diocese of Daloa, Côte d’Ivoire
Diocese of Korhogo, Côte d’Ivoire Diocese of Man, Côte d’Ivoire | Territory Lost | Diocese of Odienné, Côte d’Ivoire | Erected |
| 30 Dec | Vicariate Apostolic of Limón, Costa Rica | Elevated | Diocese of Limón, Costa Rica | Elevated |
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