| Date | From | To | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Jan | Nunciature to Bahrain, Bahrain | Established | ||
| 9 Feb | Diocese of Jaboticabal, Sao Paulo, Brazil (Ariranha, Palmares Paulista, Paraíso, and Santa Adélia)
Diocese of Rio Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil (Catanduva, Catiguá, Elisário, Ibirá, Nováis, Pindorama, Tabapuá, and Urêpes) Diocese of São Carlos, Sao Paulo, Brazil (Irapua, Itajobi, Marapoama, Novo Horizonte, and Sales) | 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 | ||
| 11 Mar | Diocese of Fabriano-Matelica, Italy (from Immediately Subject) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 11 Mar | Territorial Prelature of Loreto, Italy (from Immediately Subject) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 11 Mar | Diocese of Fano-Fossombrone-Cagli-Pergola, Italy (from Urbino-Urbania-Sant’Angelo in Vado) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 11 Mar | Diocese of Senigallia, Italy (from Urbino-Urbania-Sant’Angelo in Vado) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 15 Mar | Archdiocese of Ujung Pandang, Indonesia | Name Changed | Archdiocese of Makassar, Indonesia | Name Changed |
| 25 Mar | Diocese of Prince George, British Columbia, Canada (from Grouard-McLennan) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 4 Apr | Archdiocese of Cumaná, Venezuela (Bermúdez, Arismendi, Benítez, Valdez, Marino, Andrés Mata, Cajigal, and Libertador) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Carúpano, Venezuela | Erected |
| 14 Apr | Diocese of Nouna-Dédougou, Burkina Faso (Kossi) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Nouna, Burkina Faso | Erected |
| 14 Apr | Diocese of Nouna-Dédougou, Burkina Faso | Name Changed | Diocese of Dédougou, Burkina Faso | Name Changed |
| 15 Apr | Archdiocese of Jalapa (Xalapa), Veracruz, México (Alpatláhuac, Amatlán de los Reyes, Atoyac, Calcahualco, Camarón de Tejeda, Coetzala, Comapa, Córdoba, Coscomatepec, Cuichapa, Cuitláhuac, Chocamán, Fortín, Huatusco, Ixhuatlán del Café, Naranjal, Omealca, Paso del Macho, Sochiapa, Tlaltetela, Tepatlaxc...) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Córdoba, Veracruz, México | Erected |
| 15 Apr | Archdiocese of Jalapa (Xalapa), Veracruz, México (Alcultzingo, Aquila, Astancinga, Atlahuilco, Ciudad Mendoza, Huiloapan de C, Ixhuatlancillo, Ixtaczoquitlán, La Perla, Magdalena, Maltrata, Mariano Escobedo, Mixtla de A ., Nogales, Orizaba, Rafael Delgado, Río Blanco, San Andrés Tenejapa, Santa Ana ...) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Orizaba, Veracruz, México | Erected |
| 19 Apr | Archdiocese of Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil (Ilhota, Luiz Alves, Navegantes, Penha, and Piçarras)
Diocese of Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil (Blumenau, Gaspar, Indaial, Pomerode, Rio dos Cedros, and Timbó) Diocese of Rio do Sul, Santa Catarina, Brazil (Benedite Novo and Douter Pedrinho) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Blumenau, Santa Catarina, Brazil | Erected |
| 10 May | Archdiocese of Guwahati, India (Bongaigaon, Barpeta, Dhubri Kokrajhar, and Nalbari except v.d. Kumarikatta) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Bongaigaon, India | Erected |
| 18 May | Archdiocese of Asunción, Paraguay (Capiatá, Guarambaré, Inmaculada Concepción de Posta Ibycuá, Itá, Itauguá, Nueva Italia, Nemby, San Antonio, San Lorenzo, San Miguel de Posta Leiva, Santo Domingo Savio, Villeta, Yparacaí, and Ypané) | Territory Lost | Diocese of San Lorenzo, Paraguay | Erected |
| 24 May | Diocese of Skopje-Prizren, North Macedonia (Yugoslavia) | Territory Lost | Apostolic Administration of Prizren, Kosovo | Erected |
| 24 May | Diocese of Skopje-Prizren, North Macedonia | Name Changed | Diocese of Skopje, North Macedonia | Name Changed |
| 25 May | Archdiocese of Rijeka-Senj, Croatia (Gospic, Ogulin (except Lukovdol, Plemenitas, and Vrbovsko), Otocac, Senj (except Krmpote), and Slunj) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Gospić-Senj, Croatia | Erected |
| 25 May | Archdiocese of Rijeka-Senj, Croatia | Name Changed | Archdiocese of Rijeka, Croatia | Name Changed |
| 2 Jun | Diocese of Garissa, Kenya (Lamu and Lower Tana River)
Archdiocese of Mombasa, Kenya (Malindi) | 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 (Espinosa, Mamonas, Monte Azul, Gameleira, Catuti, Mato Verde, Jaiba, and Matos Cardoso)
Diocese of Montes Claros, Brazil (Janauba, Porteirinha, Pai Pedro, Serranópolis, Nova Porteirinha, Riacho dos Machados, Varzelândia, Ibiracatu, Verdelândia, Rio Pardo de Minas, Montezuma, Indaiabira, Santo Antonio do Retiro, Vargem Grande, São João do Paraíso, and Ninheira) | 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 |
| 14 Jul | Archdiocese of Bratislava-Trnava, Slovakia (Borcany) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Nitra, Slovakia | Territory Added |
| 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 (Azerbaijan) | 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 (Likouala) | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Likouala, Congo | Erected |
| 16 Nov | Prefecture Apostolic of Jimma-Bonga, Ethiopia (Gambella and part of Ilubabor) | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Gambella, Ethiopia | Erected |
| 25 Nov | Diocese of San Justo, Argentina (Cañuelas and part of La Matanza) | 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 Metropolitan) | 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 | ||
| 2 Dec | Diocese of Caltanissetta, Italy (from Monreale) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 2 Dec | Diocese of Piazza Armerina, Italy (from Siracusa) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 2 Dec | Diocese of Acireale, Italy (from Immediately Subject) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 2 Dec | Diocese of Caltagirone, Italy (from Siracusa) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 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 (Akwanga, Nasarawa Eggon, and Wamba)
Diocese of Makurdi, Nigeria (Nasarawa along with Karu, Keffi, Lafia, Obi, Awe, Doma, Nasarawa, Toto, Keana, and Kokana) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Lafia, Nigeria | Erected |
| 5 Dec | Archdiocese of Kaduna, Nigeria (Kaduna along with Zaria, Sabon Gari, Soba, Ikara, Makarfi, Kubau, Kudun, Giwa, Bernin Gwari, and Igab (except Rigasa and Rigachukun)) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Zaria, Nigeria | Erected |
| 5 Dec | Diocese of Banfora, Burkina Faso (from Ouagadougou) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 5 Dec | Diocese of Dédougou, Burkina Faso (from Ouagadougou) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 5 Dec | Diocese of Diébougou, Burkina Faso (from Ouagadougou) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 5 Dec | Diocese of Nouna, Burkina Faso (from Ouagadougou) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 5 Dec | Diocese of Fada N’Gourma, Burkina Faso (from Ouagadougou) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 5 Dec | Diocese of Kaya, Burkina Faso (from Ouagadougou) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 23 Dec | Delegation to Djibouti | Elevated | Nunciature to Djibouti | Elevated |
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