| Date | From | To | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Jan | Archdiocese of Freetown and Bo, Sierra Leone | Split | Diocese of Bo, Sierra Leone
Archdiocese of Freetown, Sierra Leone | Split |
| 15 Jan | Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham, England, Great Britain | Erected | ||
| 1 Feb | Military Ordinariate of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Military | Erected | ||
| 9 Feb | Diocese of Lilongwe, Malawi | Elevated | Archdiocese of Lilongwe, Malawi | Elevated |
| 9 Feb | Diocese of Dedza, Malawi (from Blantyre) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 9 Feb | Diocese of Mzuzu, Malawi (from Blantyre) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 9 Feb | Diocese of Karonga, Malawi (from Blantyre) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 11 Feb | Prefecture Apostolic of Likouala, Congo | Elevated | Diocese of Impfondo, Congo | Elevated |
| 12 Mar | Diocese of Dodoma, Tanzania | Territory Lost | Diocese of Kondoa, Tanzania | Erected |
| 9 Apr | Vicariate Apostolic of Machiques, Venezuela | Elevated | Diocese of Machiques, Venezuela | Elevated |
| 12 Apr | Diocese of Malanje, Angola | Elevated | Archdiocese of Malanje, Angola | Elevated |
| 12 Apr | Diocese of Saurimo, Angola | Elevated | Archdiocese of Saurimo, Angola | Elevated |
| 12 Apr | Diocese of Uije, Angola (from Luanda) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 12 Apr | Diocese of Ndalatando, Angola (from Luanda) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 12 Apr | Diocese of Lwena, Angola (from Huambo) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 12 Apr | Diocese of Dundo, Angola (from Luanda) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 13 Apr | Diocese of Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | Elevated | Archdiocese of Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | Elevated |
| 13 Apr | Diocese of Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | Elevated | Archdiocese of Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | Elevated |
| 13 Apr | Diocese of Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | Elevated | Archdiocese of Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | Elevated |
| 13 Apr | Diocese of Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil (from Porto Alegre) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 13 Apr | Diocese of Rio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil (from Porto Alegre) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 13 Apr | Diocese of Cruz Alta, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil (from Porto Alegre) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 13 Apr | Diocese of Santo Ângelo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil (from Porto Alegre) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 13 Apr | Diocese of Santa Cruz do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil (from Porto Alegre) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 13 Apr | Diocese of Cachoeira do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil (from Porto Alegre) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 13 Apr | Diocese of Vacaria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil (from Porto Alegre) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 13 Apr | Diocese of Frederico Westphalen, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil (from Porto Alegre) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 13 Apr | Diocese of Erexim, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil (from Porto Alegre) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 31 May | Vicariate Apostolic of Kuwait | Name Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Arabia, Kuwait | Name Changed |
| 31 May | Vicariate Apostolic of Arabia, Yemen | Name Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Southern Arabia, Yemen | Name Changed |
| 1 Jun | Diocese of Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil | Territory Lost | Diocese of Naviraí, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil | Erected |
| 10 Jun | Eparchy of Mar Addai of Toronto (Chaldean), Canada | Erected | ||
| 8 Jul | Archdiocese of Dhaka, Bangladesh | Territory Lost | Diocese of Sylhet, Bangladesh | Erected |
| 8 Jul | Diocese of Kingstown, Saint Vincent and Grenadines, Antilles (from Castries) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 18 Jul | Delegation to Malaysia | Elevated | Nunciature to Malaysia | Elevated |
| 4 Aug | Mission "Sui Iuris" of Baku, Azerbaijan | Elevated | Prefecture Apostolic of Azerbaijan | Elevated |
| 12 Oct | Diocese of Arica, Chile | Name Changed | Diocese of San Marcos de Arica, Chile | Name Changed |
| 29 Oct | Archdiocese of Lusaka, Zambia
Diocese of Mpika, Zambia | Territory Lost | Diocese of Kabwe, Zambia | Erected |
| 9 Nov | Territorial Prelature of Óbidos, Para, Brazil | Elevated | Diocese of Óbidos, Para, Brazil | Elevated |
| 21 Nov | Archeparchy of Lviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine (became a Metropolitan) | Elevated | ||
| 21 Nov | Eparchy of Stryj (Ukrainian), Ukraine (from Kyiv) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 21 Nov | Eparchy of Sambir-Drohobych (Ukrainian), Ukraine (from Kyiv) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 21 Nov | Eparchy of Sokal-Zhovkva (Ukrainian), Ukraine (from Kyiv) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 21 Nov | Eparchy of Ternopil-Zboriv (Ukrainian), Ukraine | Elevated | Archeparchy of Ternopil-Zboriv (Ukrainian), Ukraine | Elevated |
| 21 Nov | Eparchy of Kolomyia-Chernivtsi (Ukrainian), Ukraine (from Kyiv) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 21 Nov | Eparchy of Ivano-Frankivsk [Stanisławów] (Ukrainian), Ukraine | Elevated | Archeparchy of Ivano-Frankivsk [Stanislaviv] (Ukrainian), Ukraine | Elevated |
| 21 Nov | Eparchy of Buchach {Bučač} (Ukrainian), Ukraine (from Kyiv) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 30 Nov | Diocese of Diébougou, Burkina Faso | Territory Lost | Diocese of Gaoua, Burkina Faso | Erected |
| 30 Dec | Diocese of San Pedro Sula, Honduras | Territory Lost | Diocese of La Ceiba, Honduras | Erected |
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