| Date | From | To | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| unknown | Diocese of Chillán, Chile (as Territory to become a Diocese in the future) | Established | ||
| 2 Feb | Diocese of Comayagua, Honduras (Northern part: Cortes, Islas de la Bahia, Atlántida, and Colón) | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of San Pedro Sula, Honduras | Erected |
| 2 Feb | Diocese of Comayagua, Honduras (Western part: Santa Barbara, Copan, Gracias, Ocotepeque, and Inübucá) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Santa Rosa de Copán, Honduras | Erected |
| 2 Feb | Diocese of Comayagua, Honduras (Eastern part: Yoro, Comayagua, La Pax, Valle, Tegucigalpa, Choluteca, EI Paraiso, and Olouclto) | Elevated | Archdiocese of Tegucigalpa, Honduras (Name Changed and Diocese raised to an Archdiocese) | Elevated |
| 3 Feb | Diocese of Pouso Alegre, Brazil (Northern part) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Guaxupé, Minas Gerais, Brazil | Erected |
| 7 Feb | Diocese of Newport, Wales, Great Britain | Elevated | Archdiocese of Cardiff, Wales, Great Britain | Elevated |
| 7 Feb | Diocese of Menevia, Wales, Great Britain (from Birmingham) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 15 Feb | Diocese of Digne, France | Name Changed | Diocese of Digne (-Riez-Sisteron), France (Added Riez and Sisteron) | Name Changed |
| 23 Feb | Archdiocese of Benevento, Italy (Casalnuovo Monterotaro) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Lucera, Italy | Territory Added |
| 23 Feb | Archdiocese of Benevento, Italy (Lesina and Poggio Imperiale) | Territory Lost | Diocese of San Severo, Italy | Territory Added |
| 3 Apr | Diocese of Alagôas, Brazil (Western part) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Penedo, Alagoas, Brazil | Erected |
| 13 May | Diocese of Omaha, Nebraska, USA (Wheeler, Greeley, Howard, and northern part of Hall Counties) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Kearney, Nebraska, USA | Territory Added |
| 7 Jun | Nunciature to Haiti (to Internunciature) | Elevated | ||
| 5 Jul | Nunciature to Argentina (to Nunciature) | Elevated | ||
| 25 Jul | Diocese of Northampton, England, Great Britain (Royston) | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Westminster, England, Great Britain | Territory Added |
| 8 Sep | Archdiocese of Firenze {Florence}, Italy (Areas in Prato) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Pistoia e Prato, Italy | Territory Added |
| 21 Sep | Vicariate Apostolic of Southern Honan {Ho-Nan Meridionale}, China (Kueitefu, Cengcioufu, and Kaifongfu) | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Eastern Honan {Ho-Nan Orientale}, China | Erected |
| 4 Oct | Mission "Sui Iuris" of Magallanes, Chile
Prefecture Apostolic of Southern Patagonia, Tierra del Fuego, and Islas Malvinas, Chile | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Magallanes-Islas Malvinas, Chile | Erected |
| 20 Nov | Archdiocese of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (Between 53 and 54 degrees latitude (including Queen Charlotte Islands))
Prefecture Apostolic of Yukon, Canada | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Yukon-Prince Rupert, Canada | Elevated |
| 22 Dec | Prefecture Apostolic of Alaska, USA | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Alaska, USA | Elevated |
| 31 Dec | Nunciature to Chile (to Nunciature) | Elevated | ||
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