| Date | From | To | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Feb | Diocese of Jaboticabal, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Diocese of Rio Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil Diocese of São Carlos, Sao Paulo, Brazil | Territory Lost | Diocese of Catanduva, Sao Paulo, Brazil | Erected |
| 17 Feb | Prefecture Apostolic of Tierradentro, Colombia | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Tierradentro, Colombia | Elevated |
| 11 Mar | Diocese of Pesaro, Italy | Elevated | Archdiocese of Pesaro, Italy | Elevated |
| 11 Mar | Archdiocese of Urbino-Urbania-Sant’Angelo in Vado, Italy (no longer a Metropolitan) | Elevated | ||
| 15 Mar | Archdiocese of Ujung Pandang, Indonesia | Name Changed | Archdiocese of Makassar, Indonesia | Name Changed |
| 4 Apr | Archdiocese of Cumaná, Venezuela | Territory Lost | Diocese of Carúpano, Venezuela | Erected |
| 14 Apr | Diocese of Nouna-Dédougou, Burkina Faso | Split | Diocese of Dédougou, Burkina Faso
Diocese of Nouna, Burkina Faso | Split |
| 15 Apr | Archdiocese of Jalapa (Xalapa), Veracruz, México | Territory Lost | Diocese of Córdoba, Veracruz, México | Erected |
| 15 Apr | Archdiocese of Jalapa (Xalapa), Veracruz, México | Territory Lost | Diocese of Orizaba, Veracruz, México | Erected |
| 19 Apr | Archdiocese of Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil
Diocese of Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil Diocese of Rio do Sul, Santa Catarina, Brazil | Territory Lost | Diocese of Blumenau, Santa Catarina, Brazil | Erected |
| 10 May | Archdiocese of Guwahati, India | Territory Lost | Diocese of Bongaigaon, India | Erected |
| 18 May | Archdiocese of Asunción, Paraguay | Territory Lost | Diocese of San Lorenzo, Paraguay | Erected |
| 24 May | Diocese of Skopje-Prizren, Macedonia | Split | Apostolic Administration of Prizren, Serbia
Diocese of Skopje, Macedonia | Split |
| 25 May | Archdiocese of Rijeka-Senj, Croatia | Split | Diocese of Gospić-Senj, Croatia
Archdiocese of Rijeka, Croatia | Split |
| 2 Jun | Diocese of Garissa, Kenya
Archdiocese of Mombasa, Kenya | Territory Lost | Diocese of Malindi, Kenya | Erected |
| 3 Jun | Territorial Prelature of Nuevo Casas Grandes, Chihuahua, México | Elevated | Diocese of Nuevo Casas Grandes, Chihuahua, México | Elevated |
| 29 Jun | Clerical Society of the Missionaries of the Holy Apostles | Approbation | ||
| Jul | Congregazione Mechitarista di Venezia
Congregazione Mechitarista di Vienna | United | Congregazione Mechitarista | United |
| 3 Jul | Diocese of Corpus Christi, Texas, USA (Webb, Zapata, Jim Hogg, and half of La Salle County)
Archdiocese of San Antonio, Texas, USA (Maverick, Zavala, Dimmit and half of La Salle County) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Laredo, Texas, USA | Erected |
| 5 Jul | Diocese of Januária, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Diocese of Montes Claros, Brazil | Territory Lost | Diocese of Janaúba, Minas Gerais, Brazil | Erected |
| 11 Jul | Diocese of Santa Cruz del Quiché, Guatemala | Name Changed | Diocese of Quiché, Guatemala | Name Changed |
| 14 Jul | Archdiocese of Kingston in Jamaica, Antilles | Territory Lost | Mission "Sui Iuris" of Cayman Islands, Antilles | Erected |
| 21 Jul | Eparchy of Ternopil (Ukrainian), Ukraine | Territory Lost | Eparchy of Buchach {Bučač} (Ukrainian), Ukraine | Erected |
| 21 Jul | Archeparchy of Lviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine
Eparchy of Ternopil (Ukrainian), Ukraine | Territory Lost | Eparchy of Sokal (Ukrainian), Ukraine | Erected |
| 21 Jul | Archeparchy of Lviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine | Territory Lost | Eparchy of Stryj (Ukrainian), Ukraine | Erected |
| 21 Jul | Eparchy of Ternopil (Ukrainian), Ukraine
Eparchy of Zboriv (Ukrainian), Ukraine | United | Eparchy of Ternopil-Zboriv (Ukrainian), Ukraine | United |
| 11 Oct | Apostolic Administration of Caucaso, Armenia | Territory Lost | Mission "Sui Iuris" of Baku, Azerbaijan | Erected |
| 23 Oct | Prefecture Apostolic of Leticia, Colombia | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Leticia, Colombia | Elevated |
| 23 Oct | Diocese of Sumbawanga, Tanzania | Territory Lost | Diocese of Mpanda, Tanzania | Erected |
| 30 Oct | Archdiocese of Antsiranana, Madagascar | Territory Lost | Diocese of Fenoarivo Atsinanana, Madagascar | Erected |
| 30 Oct | Diocese of Ouesso, Congo | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Likouala, Congo | Erected |
| 16 Nov | Prefecture Apostolic of Jimma-Bonga, Ethiopia | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Gambella, Ethiopia | Erected |
| 25 Nov | Diocese of San Justo, Argentina | Territory Lost | Diocese of Gregorio de Laferrere, Argentina | Erected |
| 25 Nov | Military Ordinariate of Lithuania, Military | Erected | ||
| 2 Dec | Archdiocese of Catania, Italy (became a Metroplitan) | Elevated | ||
| 2 Dec | Diocese of Agrigento (Girgenti), Italy | Elevated | Archdiocese of Agrigento, Italy | Elevated |
| 2 Dec | Archdiocese of Monreale, Italy (no longer a Metropolitan) | Elevated | ||
| 5 Dec | Prefecture Apostolic of San Andrés y Providencia, Colombia | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of San Andrés y Providencia, Colombia | Elevated |
| 5 Dec | Diocese of Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso | Elevated | Archdiocese of Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso | Elevated |
| 5 Dec | Diocese of Koupéla, Burkina Faso | Elevated | Archdiocese of Koupéla, Burkina Faso | Elevated |
| 5 Dec | Archdiocese of Jos, Nigeria
Diocese of Makurdi, Nigeria | Territory Lost | Diocese of Lafia, Nigeria | Erected |
| 5 Dec | Archdiocese of Kaduna, Nigeria | Territory Lost | Diocese of Zaria, Nigeria | Erected |
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