| Date | From | To | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Jan | Diocese of Santa Marta, Colombia (Immaculate Conception (Plato); Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria (El Banco); Our Lady of Santa Ana; Nuestra Señora del Carmen (Guamal); San Sebastián de Tenerife; San Sebastian; San Zenón; Santa Catalina de Alejandría (Chibolo), and Santo Cristo (Ariguani))
Diocese of Valledupar, Colombia (Inmaculada Concepción en Chimichagua and San Martín en Astrea) | Territory Lost | Diocese of El Banco, Colombia | Erected |
| 28 Jan | Archdiocese of Shillong, India (West Khasi Hills) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Nongstoin, India | Erected |
| 28 Jan | Archdiocese of Shillong, India (Jaintia Hills) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Jowai, India | Erected |
| 18 Mar | Mission "Sui Iuris" of Kyrgyzstan | Elevated | Apostolic Administration of Kyrgyzstan | Elevated |
| 23 Mar | Diocese of Raigarh, India (Jashpur) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Jashpur, India | Erected |
| 7 Apr | Archdiocese of Ljubljana, Slovenia (Črnomelj, Kočevje, Leskovec, Novo Mesto, Trebnje, and Žužemberk along with Dole) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Novo Mesto, Slovenia | Erected |
| 7 Apr | Diocese of Maribor, Slovenia (Braslovče, Celje, Gornji Grad, Kozje, Laško, Šaleška dolina, Šmarje pri Jelšah, Videm ob Savi, Žalec, Nova Cerkev, and Rogatec except Stoperce) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Celje, Slovenia | Erected |
| 7 Apr | Diocese of Maribor, Slovenia (Lendava, Ljutomer, and Murska Sobota) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Murska Sobota, Slovenia | Erected |
| 7 Apr | Diocese of Maribor, Slovenia | Elevated | Archdiocese of Maribor, Slovenia | Elevated |
| 13 May | Diocese of Ambatondrazaka, Madagascar (Moramanga, Anjiro, Andasibe, Amboasary, and Anosibe an'ala) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Moramanga, Madagascar | Erected |
| 15 May | Eparchy of Tiruvalla (Syro-Malankara), India | Elevated | Archeparchy of Tiruvalla (Syro-Malankara), India | Elevated |
| 15 May | Eparchy of Battery (Bathery) (Syro-Malankara), India (from Trivandrum) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 15 May | Eparchy of Muvattupuzha (Syro-Malankara), India (from Trivandrum) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 14 Jun | Diocese of Carcassonne, France | Name Changed | Diocese of Carcassonne et Narbonne, France | Name Changed |
| 14 Jun | Archdiocese of Toulouse (-Narbonne-Saint Bertrand de Comminges-Rieux), France | Name Changed | Archdiocese of Toulouse (-Saint Bertrand de Comminges-Rieux), France | Name Changed |
| 17 Jun | Diocese of Soacha, Colombia (Boundaries adjusted) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Fontibón, Colombia (Boundaries adjusted) | Territory Added |
| 19 Jun | Nunciature to Serbia and Montenegro | Name Changed | Nunciature to Serbia | Name Changed |
| 19 Jun | Archdiocese of Canberra (and Goulburn), Australia | Name Changed | Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn, Australia | Name Changed |
| 28 Jun | Diocese of Limón, Costa Rica (San Antonio en Turrialba) | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of San José de Costa Rica | Territory Added |
| 11 Jul | Nunciature to Monaco | Established | ||
| 28 Aug | Diocese of Myitkyina, Myanmar (Banmaw, Mansi, Momauk, and Shwegu) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Banmaw, Myanmar | Erected |
| 20 Sep | Eparchy of Sokal (Ukrainian), Ukraine | Name Changed | Eparchy of Sokal-Zhovkva (Ukrainian), Ukraine | Name Changed |
| 14 Oct | Diocese of Yopougon, Côte d’Ivoire (Agboville, Adzopé, and Tiassalé) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Agboville, Côte d’Ivoire | Erected |
| 21 Oct | Eparchy of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Sydney (Chaldean), Australia | Erected | ||
| 22 Oct | Diocese of Novo Redondo, Angola | Name Changed | Diocese of Sumbe, Angola | Name Changed |
| 25 Nov | Diocese of Bujumbura, Burundi | Elevated | Archdiocese of Bujumbura, Burundi | Elevated |
| 25 Nov | Diocese of Bubanza, Burundi (from Gitega) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 25 Nov | Diocese of Bururi, Burundi (from Gitega) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 25 Nov | Archdiocese of Goa e Damão, India (Became a metropolitan) | Elevated | ||
| 25 Nov | Diocese of Sindhudurg, India (from Bombay) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 25 Nov | Diocese of Tijuana, Baja California Norte, México | Elevated | Archdiocese of Tijuana, Baja California Norte, México | Elevated |
| 25 Nov | Diocese of La Paz en la Baja California Sur, México (from Hermosillo) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 25 Nov | Diocese of Mexicali, Baja California Norte, México (from Hermosillo) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 25 Nov | Diocese of León, Guanajuato, México | Elevated | Archdiocese of León, Guanajuato, México | Elevated |
| 25 Nov | Diocese of Celaya, Guanajuato, México (from San Luis Potos¡) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 25 Nov | Diocese of Irapuato, Guanajuato, México (from San Luis Potos¡) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 25 Nov | Diocese of Querétaro, México (from San Luis Potos¡) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 25 Nov | Diocese of Tulancingo, Hidalgo, México | Elevated | Archdiocese of Tulancingo, Hidalgo, México | Elevated |
| 25 Nov | Diocese of Huejutla, Hidalgo, México (from Puebla de los Angeles, Puebla) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 25 Nov | Diocese of Tula, Hidalgo, México (from Mexico) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 25 Nov | Diocese of Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, México | Elevated | Archdiocese of Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, México | Elevated |
| 25 Nov | Diocese of San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas, México (from Antequera, Oaxaca) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 25 Nov | Diocese of Tapachula, Chiapas, México (from Antequera, Oaxaca) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 25 Nov | Diocese of Culiacán, Sinaloa, México (from Durango) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 25 Nov | Diocese of Ciudad Valles, San Luís Potosí, México (from Monterrey) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 25 Nov | Diocese of Zacatecas, México (from Guadalajara) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 25 Nov | Diocese of Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán, México (from Acapulco) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 6 Dec | Archdiocese of Curitiba, Parana, Brazil (São José dos Pinhais, Agudos do Sul, Araucária, Campo do Tenente, Contenda, Fazenda Rio Grande, Lapa, Mandirituba, Piên, Piraquara, Quatro Barras, Quirandinha, Rio Negro, and Tijucas do Sul) | Territory Lost | Diocese of São José dos Pinhais, Parana, Brazil | Erected |
| 7 Dec | Archdiocese of Paderborn, Germany (St. Teresa of Jesus Infante (in Evingsen)) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Essen, Germany | Territory Added |
| 15 Dec | Diocese of Grenoble, France | Name Changed | Diocese of Grenoble-Vienne, France | Name Changed |
| 15 Dec | Archdiocese of Lyon (-Vienne), France | Name Changed | Archdiocese of Lyon, France | Name Changed |
| 16 Dec | Nunciature to Montenegro | Established | ||
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