| Date | From | To | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| unknown | Mission Society of the Philippines | Founded | ||
| unknown | Delegation to Central-Western Africa | Established | ||
| unknown | Delegation to Jerusalem and Palestine (Israel, Jordan, Cyprus), Palestine | Name Changed | Delegation to Jerusalem and Palestine | Name Changed |
| 11 Jan | Prefecture Apostolic of Bhagalpur, India | Elevated | Diocese of Bhagalpur, India | Elevated |
| 25 Jan | Diocese of Meru, Kenya (Eastern Part of Marsabit) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Marsabit, Kenya | Territory Added |
| 26 Jan | Diocese of Barra do Piraí, Brazil | Name Changed | Diocese of Barra do Piraí-Volta Redonda, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Name Changed |
| 26 Jan | Diocese of Lausanne, Genève et Fribourg (Freiburg), Switzerland (Grand Saconnex) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Belley, France | Territory Added |
| 26 Jan | Diocese of Belley, France (Part of Ferney-Voltaire) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Lausanne, Genève et Fribourg (Freiburg), Switzerland | Territory Added |
| 2 Feb | Diocese of Mondovi, Italy (Saint John the Baptist in Nasino) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Albenga, Italy | Territory Added |
| 5 Feb | Cardinal Titular Church of Gran Madre di Dio | Established | ||
| 5 Feb | Cardinal Titular Church of Annunciazione della Beata Vergine Maria a Via Ardeatina | Established | ||
| 5 Feb | Cardinal Titular Church of Santi Angeli Custodi a Città Giardino | Established | ||
| 5 Feb | Cardinal Titular Church of Sacro Cuore di Cristo Re | Established | ||
| 5 Feb | Cardinal Titular Church of Sacro Cuore di Gesù a Castro Pretorio | Established | ||
| 5 Feb | Cardinal Titular Church of San Camillo de Lellis | Established | ||
| 5 Feb | Cardinal Titular Church of Santa Croce in via Flaminia | Established | ||
| 5 Feb | Cardinal Titular Church of Sacro Cuore di Maria | Established | ||
| 5 Feb | Cardinal Titular Church of San Giovanni Bosco in via Tuscolana | Established | ||
| 5 Feb | Cardinal Titular Church of San Girolamo della Carità a Via Giulia | Established | ||
| 5 Feb | Cardinal Titular Church of San Leone I | Established | ||
| 5 Feb | Cardinal Titular Church of Santa Maria Liberatrice a Monte Testaccio | Established | ||
| 5 Feb | Cardinal Titular Church of San Michele Arcangelo | Established | ||
| 5 Feb | Cardinal Titular Church of Nostra Signora del Sacro Cuore | Established | ||
| 5 Feb | Cardinal Titular Church of Santissimo Nome di Gesù | Established | ||
| 5 Feb | Cardinal Titular Church of San Patrizio | Established | ||
| 5 Feb | Cardinal Titular Church of Santi Pietro e Paolo a Via Ostiense | Established | ||
| 5 Feb | Cardinal Titular Church of Regina Apostolorum | Established | ||
| 5 Feb | Cardinal Titular Church of Nostra Signora del Santissimo Sacramento e Santi Martiri Canadesi | Established | ||
| 6 Feb | Congregation of the Legionaries of Christ | Decretum Laudis | ||
| 8 Feb | Suburbicarian See of Porto e Santa Rufina, Italy | Territory Lost | Diocese of Roma {Rome}, Italy | Territory Added |
| 12 Feb | Archdiocese of Morelia, Michoacán, México (Villa Escalante or Santa Clara and Villa Madero) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Tacámbaro, Michoacán, México | Territory Added |
| 15 Feb | Diocese of Patna, India (from Calcutta) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 27 Feb | Delegation to Northern Africa | Established | ||
| 27 Feb | Delegation to Libya | Established | ||
| 4 Mar | Diocese of Fiesole, Italy (Parts of Vicchiomaggio) | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Firenze {Florence}, Italy | Territory Added |
| 17 Mar | Diocese of Ibarra, Ecuador (Carchi) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Tulcán, Ecuador | Erected |
| 22 Mar | Archdiocese of Blantyre, Malawi (Chikwawa and Port Herald) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Chikwawa, Malawi | Erected |
| 22 Mar | Diocese of Gulu, Uganda (Karamoja) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Moroto, Uganda | Erected |
| 22 Mar | Vicariate Apostolic of Ubon, Thailand (Nakhon Ratchasima, Buriram, and Chaiyaphum) | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Nakhorn-Rajasima, Thailand | Erected |
| 22 Mar | Diocese of Ch’unch’ŏn, Korea (South) (Won Seong, Yeong Wol, Sam Cheok, Jeong Seong, and Ul-jin) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Wonju, Korea (South) | Erected |
| 3 Apr | Delegation to Central Africa | Established | ||
| 9 Apr | Secretariat for Non-Believers, Roman Curia | Established | ||
| 30 Apr | Fratelli di San Giuseppe Benedetto Cottolengo | Decretum Laudis | ||
| 5 May | Diocese of Kabba, Nigeria | Name Changed | Diocese of Lokoja, Nigeria | Name Changed |
| 15 May | Delegation to Eastern Africa | Established | Nunciature to Zambia | Established |
| 28 May | Diocese of Southwark, England, Great Britain (Surrey and Sussex) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Arundel and Brighton, England, Great Britain | Erected |
| 28 May | Diocese of Southwark, England, Great Britain | Elevated | Archdiocese of Southwark, England, Great Britain | Elevated |
| 7 Jun | Archdiocese of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada (Hanna Parish and Delia Mission) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Calgary, Alberta, Canada | Territory Added |
| 14 Jun | Archdiocese of Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil (Braúnas, Itambé do Mato Dentro, Morro do Pilar, Passabém, Santo Antonio do Rio Abaixo, and Sâo Sebastiâo do Rio Preto)
Archdiocese of Mariana, Minas Gerais, Brazil (Alvinópolis, Antonio Dias, Bela Vista de Minas, Belo Oriente, Bom Jesus do Amparo, Coronel Fabriciano, Dionisio, Ferros, Itabira, Ipatinga, Jaguaraçu, Joanésia, Joao Monlevade, Marliéria, Mesquita, Nova Era, Rio Piracicaba, Santa Maria do Itabira, ...) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Itabira, Brazil | Erected |
| 19 Jun | Delegation to Eastern Africa | Established | Nunciature to Kenya | Established |
| 24 Jun | Apostolic Administration of Loreto, Italy | Elevated | Territorial Prelature of Loreto, Italy | Elevated |
| 6 Jul | Prefecture Apostolic of Mendi, Papua New Guinea | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Mendi, Papua New Guinea | Elevated |
| 6 Jul | Archdiocese of Yaoundé, Cameroon (Mbam) | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Bafia, Cameroon | Erected |
| 6 Jul | Prefecture Apostolic of Dapango, Togo | Elevated | Diocese of Dapango, Togo | Elevated |
| 6 Jul | Prefecture Apostolic of Kaolack, Senegal | Elevated | Diocese of Kaolack, Senegal | Elevated |
| 10 Jul | Diocese of Corpus Christi, Texas, USA (Cameron, Willacy, Hidalgo, and Starr) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Brownsville, Texas, USA | Erected |
| 18 Jul | Institute of Schönstatt Fathers | Founded | ||
| 20 Jul | Archdiocese of Concepción (Santissima Concezione), Chile (Tucapel and Quillón) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Chillán, Chile | Territory Added |
| 21 Jul | Diocese of Antofagasta, Chile
Diocese of Iquique, Chile | Territory Lost | Territorial Prelature of Calama, Chile (Departamento El Loa and Distrito de Pampa Union) | Erected |
| 23 Jul | Diocese of Calabozo, Venezuela
Archdiocese of Mérida, Venezuela | Territory Lost | Diocese of Barinas, Venezuela (Barinas) | Erected |
| 23 Jul | Diocese of Maracaibo, Venezuela (Miranda, Bolivar, Baralt, and Sucre within Zulia) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Cabimas, Venezuela | Erected |
| 23 Jul | Archdiocese of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela (Miranda (except Sucre)) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Los Teques, Venezuela | Erected |
| 28 Jul | Diocese of Eldoret, Kenya (Western part of Nyandarua) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Nyeri, Kenya | Territory Added |
| 28 Jul | Diocese of Tournai {Doornik}, Belgium (Kapelle-S. Petri, Bever-Akrenbos, Bever-S. Martini) | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels}, Belgium | Territory Added |
| 28 Jul | Archdiocese of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels}, Belgium (Vert-Chemin, Warresaix) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Tournai {Doornik}, Belgium | Territory Added |
| 9 Aug | Vicariate Apostolic of Fernando Poo, Equatorial Guinea (Rio Muni and the Islands of: Coriseo, Elobey Grande, and Elobey Chico) | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Río Muni, Equatorial Guinea | Erected |
| 9 Aug | Diocese of Fort Portal, Uganda
Archdiocese of Rubaga, Uganda | Territory Lost | Diocese of Hoima, Uganda (Kingdom of Bunyoro-Kitara) | Erected |
| 24 Aug | Archdiocese of Sydney, Australia (Belmont, Lake Macquarie, Morisset, Swansea, and Toronto) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Maitland, Australia | Territory Added |
| 5 Sep | Eparchy of Tripoli del Libano {Tarabulus} (Maronite) | Elevated | Archeparchy of Tripoli del Libano {Tarabulus} (Maronite) | Elevated |
| 15 Sep | Synod of Bishops, Roman Curia | Established | ||
| 11 Oct | Diocese of Portalegre-Castelo Branco, Portugal (Maria Gomes, Travessa, and Porto de Lage) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Coimbra, Portugal | Territory Added |
| 12 Oct | Archdiocese of Washington, District of Columbia, USA (became a Metropolitan) | Elevated | ||
| 12 Oct | Territorial Prelature of Virgin Islands, USA (from San Juan de Puerto Rico) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 14 Oct | Vicariate Apostolic of Guam, Pacific (Oceania) | Elevated | Diocese of Agaña, Guam, Pacific (Oceania) | Elevated |
| 14 Oct | Diocese of Johannesburg, South Africa (Bloemhof, Cristiana, Coligny, Delareyville, Klerksdorp, Lichtenburg, Potchefstroom, Schwaizer Reneke, Ventersdorp, and Wolmaransstad) | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Western Transvaal, South Africa | Erected |
| 14 Oct | Archdiocese of Saigon, Viet Nam (Bien-Huoa, Long-Khanh, and Phuoc-Thuy) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Xuân Lộc, Viet Nam | Erected |
| 14 Oct | Archdiocese of Saigon, Viet Nam (Phuoc-Thanh, Binh-Duong, Tay-Mnh, and Bin-Long) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Phú Cường, Viet Nam | Erected |
| 25 Oct | Diocese of Ascoli Piceno, Italy (Amatrice, San Lorenzo a Flaviano, and Accumoli) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Rieti (-S. Salvatore Maggiore), Italy | Territory Added |
| 17 Nov | Diocese of Teramo e Atri, Italy (Blessed Virgin Mary Assumption into Heaven and St. Paul the Apostle (both in Monsampolo del Tronto)) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Ascoli Piceno, Italy | Territory Added |
| 17 Nov | Diocese of Ascoli Piceno, Italy (Blessed Virgin Mary Assumption into Heaven and of Saint John the Baptist (both in Leofara) and Macchia da Sole in Vallecastellana) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Teramo e Atri, Italy | Territory Added |
| 3 Dec | Eparchy of Hassaké (Syrian), Syria | Elevated | Archeparchy of Hassaké-Nisibi (Syrian), Syria | Elevated |
| 3 Dec | Eparchy of Le Caire {Cairo} (Syrian), Egypt | Erected | ||
| 7 Dec | Congregation of the Holy Office, Roman Curia | Name Changed | Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Roman Curia | Name Changed |
| 7 Dec | Nunciature to Indonesia (to Nunciature) | Elevated | ||
| 15 Dec | Nunciature to Malta | Established | ||
| 16 Dec | Diocese of Campo Mourão, Parana, Brazil (Manoel Ribas, Pitanga, and Palmital)
Diocese of Ponta Grossa, Parana, Brazil (Càndido de Abreu, Cruz Macbado, Guarapuava, Inácio Martins, Pinhao, and Prudentópolis) Diocese of Toledo, Parana, Brazil (Laranjeiras do Sul) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Guarapuava, Parana, Brazil | Erected |
| 18 Dec | Vicariate Apostolic of Bangkok, Thailand | Elevated | Archdiocese of Bangkok, Thailand | Elevated |
| 18 Dec | Archdiocese of Bangui, Central African Republic | Territory Lost | Diocese of Bambari, Central African Republic | Erected |
| 18 Dec | Vicariate Apostolic of Chantaburi, Thailand | Elevated | Diocese of Chantaburi, Thailand | Elevated |
| 18 Dec | Prefecture Apostolic of Chieng-Mai, Thailand | Elevated | Diocese of Chieng-Mai, Thailand | Elevated |
| 18 Dec | Vicariate Apostolic of Nakhorn-Rajasima, Thailand | Elevated | Diocese of Nakhorn-Rajasima, Thailand | Elevated |
| 18 Dec | Prefecture Apostolic of Saint-Louis du Sénégal (Mauritania) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Nouakchott, Mauritania | Erected |
| 18 Dec | Vicariate Apostolic of Rajaburi, Thailand | Elevated | Diocese of Bangnokhuek, Thailand | Elevated |
| 18 Dec | Vicariate Apostolic of Thare and Nonseng, Thailand | Elevated | Archdiocese of Thare and Nonseng, Thailand | Elevated |
| 18 Dec | Vicariate Apostolic of Ubon, Thailand | Elevated | Diocese of Ubon, Thailand | Elevated |
| 18 Dec | Prefecture Apostolic of Udonthani, Thailand | Elevated | Diocese of Udonthani, Thailand | Elevated |
| 27 Dec | Nunciature to Pakistan (to Nunciature) | Elevated | ||
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