Date | From | To |
2 Feb | Archdiocese of Guayaquil, Ecuador
| Territory Lost | Diocese of Daule, Ecuador
Diocese of Santa Elena, Ecuador
| Erected |
19 Feb | Patriarchate of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean), Iraq
| Name Changed | Patriarchate of Baghdad (Chaldean), Iraq
| Name Changed |
3 Mar | Eparchy of Saints Cyril and Methodius of Toronto (Slovak), Canada
| Elevated | Apostolic Exarchate of Saints Cyril and Methodius of Toronto (Slovak), Canada (from Eparchy to Exarchate)
| Elevated |
25 Mar | Diocese of Luiza, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
| Territory Lost | Diocese of Tshilomba, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
| Erected |
1 Jun | Diocese of Mont-Laurier, Québec, Canada
Diocese of Saint-Jérôme, Québec, Canada
| United | Diocese of Saint-Jérôme - Mont-Laurier, Québec, Canada
| United |
5 Jun | Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, Roman Curia
Pontifical Council for Promoting the New Evangelization, Roman Curia
| United | Dicastery for Evangelization, Roman Curia
| United |
5 Jun | Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Roman Curia
| Elevated | Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, Roman Curia
| Elevated |
5 Jun | Office of Papal Charities, Roman Curia
| Elevated | Dicastery for the Service of Charity, Roman Curia
| Elevated |
5 Jun | Congregation for the Oriental Churches, Roman Curia
| Elevated | Dicastery for the Eastern Churches, Roman Curia
| Elevated |
5 Jun | Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, Roman Curia
| Elevated | Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, Roman Curia
| Elevated |
5 Jun | Congregation for the Causes of Saints, Roman Curia
| Elevated | Dicastery for the Causes of Saints, Roman Curia
| Elevated |
5 Jun | Congregation for Bishops, Roman Curia
| Elevated | Dicastery for Bishops, Roman Curia
| Elevated |
5 Jun | Congregation for the Clergy, Roman Curia
| Elevated | Dicastery for the Clergy, Roman Curia
| Elevated |
5 Jun | Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life, Roman Curia
| Elevated | Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life, Roman Curia
| Elevated |
5 Jun | Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, Roman Curia
| Elevated | Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity, Roman Curia
| Elevated |
5 Jun | Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue, Roman Curia
| Elevated | Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue, Roman Curia
| Elevated |
5 Jun | Pontifical Council for Culture, Roman Curia
Congregation for Catholic Education (for Institutes of Study), Roman Curia
| United | Dicastery for Culture and Education, Roman Curia
| United |
5 Jun | Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts, Roman Curia
| Elevated | Dicastery for Legislative Texts, Roman Curia
| Elevated |
5 Jun | | | Pontifical Committee for Investments, Roman Curia
| Established |
5 Jul | Diocese of Gap (-Embrun), France
| Name Changed | Diocese of Gap-Embrun, France
| Name Changed |
23 Sep | Eparchy of Assiut {Lycopolis} (Coptic), Egypt
| Territory Lost | Eparchy of Al Qusia (Coptic), Egypt
| Erected |
18 Nov | Territorial Prelature of Borba, Amazonas, Brazil
| Elevated | Diocese of Borba, Amazonas, Brazil
| Elevated |
14 Dec | Diocese of Jalingo, Nigeria
| Territory Lost | Diocese of Wukari, Nigeria
| Erected |
17 Dec | Diocese of Macerata-Tolentino-Recanati-Cingoli-Treia, Italy
| Name Changed | Diocese of Macerata, Italy
| Name Changed |
17 Dec | | | Titular See of Recanati
Titular See of Cingoli
Titular See of Tolentino
Titular See of Treia
| Established |