| Date | From | To | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| unknown | Delegation to Viêt Nam | Established | ||
| 15 Jan | Archdiocese of Freetown and Bo, Sierra Leone (Bo, Bonthe, Moyamba, and Pujehun) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Bo, Sierra Leone
Archdiocese of Freetown, Sierra Leone | Name Changed |
| 15 Jan | Archdiocese of Freetown and Bo, Sierra Leone | Name Changed | ||
| 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 |
| 11 Feb | Delegation to Kosovo | Established | ||
| 12 Mar | Diocese of Dodoma, Tanzania (Kondoa and Usandawe) | 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 Uruguaiana, 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, Bahrain | Name Changed |
| 31 May | Vicariate Apostolic of Arabia, Yemen | Name Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Southern Arabia, United Arab Emirates | Name Changed |
| 1 Jun | Diocese of Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil (Naviraí, Anaurilândia, Angélica, Bataguassu, Batayporã, Eldorado, Iguatemi, Itaquiraí, Ivinhema, Japorã, Jateí, Juti, Mundo Novo, Nova Andradina, Novo Horizonte do Sul, Paranhos, Sete Quedas, Tacuru, and Taguarussu) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Naviraí, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil | Erected |
| 10 Jun | Eparchy of Mar Addai of Toronto (Chaldean), Canada | Erected | ||
| 17 Jun | Archdiocese of Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil (Uauá) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Juazeiro, Bahia, Brazil | Territory Added |
| 8 Jul | Archdiocese of Dhaka, Bangladesh (Sylhet, Sunamganj, Habigganj, and Moulibazar) | 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 (Kabwe, Kapiri-Mposhi, Mkushi, and Chibombo)
Diocese of Mpika, Zambia (Serenje) | 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 (Poni and Noumbiel) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Gaoua, Burkina Faso | Erected |
| 30 Dec | Diocese of San Pedro Sula, Honduras (Atlántida and Islas de la Bahía) | Territory Lost | Diocese of La Ceiba, Honduras | Erected |
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