| Date | From | To | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| unknown | Vicariate Apostolic of Kimberley in Orange, South Africa | Name Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Kimberley in South Africa {nell’Africa Meridionale} | Name Changed |
| unknown | Scarboro Foreign Mission Society | Founded | ||
| unknown | Sons of Charity | Founded | ||
| 11 Jan | Archdiocese of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA (Southwest Louisiana (between the Atchafalaya and Sabine Rivers)) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Lafayette, Louisiana, USA | Erected |
| 17 Jan | Diocese of Coimbra, Portugal (Alearía, Aliubarrota (Prazeres), Aliubarrota (S. Vicente), Alpedris, Alvados, Alqueidâo, Amor, Arrabal, Arrimai, Azoia, Baroza, Barreira, Batalha, Garangueira, Carvide, Coimbrâo, Coimeias, Cortes, Erpite, Fatima, Freiscanda, luncal, Leiria, Maceira, ...) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Leiria, Portugal | Restored |
| 13 Mar | Prefecture Apostolic of Dutch Borneo {Borneo Olandese}, Indonesia | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Dutch Borneo {Borneo Olandese}, Indonesia | Elevated |
| 14 Mar | Prefecture Apostolic of Urabá, Colombia | Erected | ||
| 18 Apr | Diocese of Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Parts of St. Matthew (Beloeil) and St. Mark) | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Montréal, Québec, Canada | Territory Added |
| 18 Jul | Archdiocese of Mariana, Minas Gerais, Brazil (Formiga, Porto Real, Dores de Judaya, and Abaede and areas to the West)
Diocese of Uberaba, Brazil (S. Jerónimo and S. Francisco) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Aterrado, Brazil (Aterrado, Arcos, Abaede, Dores do ludaya, Formiga, Piumehy, Pimenta, Perobas, S. lodo da Gloria, S. Roqué, Bambuhy, S. Gothardo, Tiros, Morada nova, Porto Real , Arcado, S. Jerónimo, and S. Francisco) | Erected |
| 26 Jul | Archdiocese of Olinda, Brazil | Name Changed | Archdiocese of Olinda e Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil | Name Changed |
| 2 Aug | Archdiocese of Olinda e Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil (Northern part) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Garanhuns, Pernambuco, Brazil | Erected |
| 2 Aug | Archdiocese of Olinda e Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil (Southern part) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Nazaré, Pernambuco, Brazil | Erected |
| 2 Aug | Diocese of Floresta, Brazil
Archdiocese of Olinda e Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil (Pesqueira, Belho Jardim, Brejo da Mae de Deus, Cimbres, Pedra, and Buique) | Name Changed | Diocese of Pesqueira, Pernambuco, Brazil | Name Changed |
| 24 Aug | Prefecture Apostolic of Betafó, Madagascar | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Betafó, Madagascar | Elevated |
| 24 Aug | Prefecture Apostolic of Western Nigeria {Nigeria Occidentale} | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Western Nigeria {Nigeria Occidentale} | Elevated |
| 22 Sep | Diocese of Lutsk, Zhytomyr, and Kamyanets-Podilskyi (Łuck, Zytomierz, and Kamienec), Ukraine | Split | Diocese of Kamyanets-Podilskyi, Ukraine
Diocese of Luceoria o Łuck e Zytomir o Zytomierz, Ukraine | Split |
| 22 Sep | Archdiocese of Mohilev, Belarus
Diocese of Žemaičiai (Samogizia o Tels; Żmudź), Lithuania | Territory Lost | Diocese of Riga, Latvia | Erected |
| 24 Oct | Diocese of Lublin and Janów Podlaski (Podlaska o Janów), Poland | Split | Diocese of Lublin, Poland
Diocese of Janów Podlaski (Podlaska o Janów), Poland | Split |
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