| Date | From | To | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Jan | Archdiocese of Durrës-Tiranë, Albania | Name Changed | Archdiocese of Tiranë-Durrës, Albania ((also became a Metropolitan)) | Name Changed |
| 25 Jan | Diocese of Pult, Albania
Archdiocese of Shkodrë, Albania | United | Archdiocese of Shkodrë-Pult, Albania | United |
| 25 Jan | Diocese of Rrëshen, Albania (from Shkodrë) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 25 Jan | Apostolic Administration of Southern Albania {Albania Meridionale} (Byzantine) (from Shkodrë) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 10 Feb | Archdiocese of Trivandrum (Malankarese), India (became a Major-Archdiocese) | Elevated | ||
| 7 Mar | Territorial Abbey of San Paolo fuori le Mura, Italy | Suppressed | Diocese of Roma {Rome}, Italy | Territory Added |
| 22 Mar | Mission "Sui Iuris" of Uzbekistan | Elevated | Apostolic Administration of Uzbekistan | Elevated |
| 12 May | Eparchy of Kottayam (Syro-Malabarese), India | Elevated | Archeparchy of Kottayam (Syro-Malabarese), India | Elevated |
| 24 May | Diocese of Limón, Costa Rica
Archdiocese of San José de Costa Rica | Territory Lost | Diocese of Cartago, Costa Rica | Erected |
| 24 Jun | Diocese of Belgaum, India (Bijapur)
Diocese of Bellary, India (Gulbarga) Archdiocese of Hyderabad, India (Bidar) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Gulbarga, India | Erected |
| 5 Jul | Diocese of Poona, India | Territory Lost | Diocese of Sindhudurg, India | Erected |
| 8 Jul | Diocese of Enugu, Nigeria | Territory Lost | Diocese of Awgu, Nigeria | Erected |
| 20 Jul | Diocese of Ajmer and Jaipur, India | Split | Diocese of Ajmer, India
Diocese of Jaipur, India | Split |
| 29 Aug | Archeparchy of Lviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine (no longer a Major Archdiocese) | Elevated | ||
| 29 Aug | Archeparchy of Kyiv-Halyc {Kiev} (Ukrainian), Ukraine | Erected | ||
| 12 Sep | Apostolic Exarchate of United States of America and Canada, Faithful of the Oriental Rite (Armenian), New York | Elevated | Eparchy of Our Lady of Nareg in New York (Armenian), USA | Elevated |
| 19 Sep | Archdiocese of Tegucigalpa, Honduras | Territory Lost | Diocese of Yoro, Honduras | Erected |
| 21 Sep | Archdiocese of Feira de Santana, Baia, Brazil
Diocese of Paulo Afonso, Baia, Brazil | Territory Lost | Diocese of Serrinha, Baia, Brazil | Erected |
| 28 Oct | Archdiocese of Gatineau-Hull, Québec, Canada | Name Changed | Archdiocese of Gatineau, Québec, Canada | Name Changed |
| 22 Nov | Diocese of Xuân Lôc, Viêt Nam | Territory Lost | Diocese of Ba Ria, Viêt Nam | Erected |
| 26 Nov | Diocese of Groningen, Netherlands | Name Changed | Diocese of Groningen-Leeuwarden, Netherlands | Name Changed |
| 7 Dec | Diocese of Tezpur, India | Territory Lost | Diocese of Itanagar, India | Erected |
| 7 Dec | Diocese of Dibrugarh, India | Territory Lost | Diocese of Miao, India | Erected |
| 12 Dec | Archdiocese of Patna, India | Territory Lost | Diocese of Buxar, India | Erected |
| 14 Dec | Archdiocese of Benin City, Nigeria | Territory Lost | Diocese of Uromi, Nigeria | Erected |
| 14 Dec | Archdiocese of Ende, Indonesia | Territory Lost | Diocese of Maumere, Indonesia | Erected |
| 15 Dec | Archdiocese of Taunggyi, Myanmar | Territory Lost | Diocese of Pekhon, Myanmar | Erected |
| 16 Dec | Archdiocese of Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia (Romanian), Romania (became a Major Archbishopric) | Elevated | ||
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