| Date | From | To | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Jan | Archiepiscopal Exarchate of Lutsk (Ukrainian), Ukraine | Erected | ||
| 30 Jan | Eparchy of Prešov (Prjašev, Eperjes) (Slovak), Slovakia (Bratislava, Nitra, Neosol, and Zilin) | Territory Lost | Eparchy of Bratislava (Slovak), Slovakia | Erected |
| 30 Jan | Eparchy of Prešov (Prjašev, Eperjes) (Slovak), Slovakia | Elevated | Archdiocese of Prešov (Prjašev) (Slovak), Slovakia | Elevated |
| 30 Jan | Apostolic Exarchate of Košice (Slovak), Slovakia | Elevated | Eparchy of Košice (Slovak), Slovakia | Elevated |
| 14 Feb | Archdiocese of Bratislava-Trnava, Slovakia (Nové Zámky, Nitra 2, Štúrovo, Šurany, Topol´čany, Vráble, Zlaté Moravce, Želiezovce and part of Levice) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Nitra, Slovakia (Bánovce nad Bebravou, Nitra 1, Skačany, Trenčín, part of Nemšová, part of Nitrianske Rudno, along with Čičmany and Zliechov) | Territory Added |
| 14 Feb | Archdiocese of Bratislava-Trnava, Slovakia (Banská Štiavnica, Hontianske Nemce, Šahy, Vel'k ý-Krtíš, and part of Levice)
Diocese of Nitra, Slovakia (Lehota pod Vtáčnikom, Nováky, and Podhradie (from Nitrianske Rudno)) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Banská Bystrica, Slovakia (Banská Bystrica-Katedrála, Banská Bystrica-Mesto, Bojnice, Detva, Kláštor pod Znievom, Nová Baňa, Partizánske, Prievidza, Slovenská L'upča, Zvolen, and Žiar nad Hronom) | Territory Added |
| 14 Feb | Archdiocese of Bratislava-Trnava, Slovakia (Dunajská Streda, Galanta, Hlohovec, Hurbanovo, Komárno, Nové Mesto nad Váhom, Piešt´any, Sered´, Šal'a, Trnava A, and Trnava B)
Diocese of Nitra, Slovakia (Nemšová (but only: Adamovské Kochanovce, Beckov, Bošáca, Moravské Lieskové, and Nova Ves nad Váhom) | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Trnava, Slovakia | Erected |
| 14 Feb | Archdiocese of Bratislava-Trnava, Slovakia (Bratislava, Malacky, Pezinok, Senec, Senica, Skalica, Šamorín, and Šaštín) | Name Changed | Archdiocese of Bratislava, Slovakia | Name Changed |
| 14 Feb | Diocese of Banská Bystrica, Slovakia (Martin (but only: Martin-Mesto, Martin-Sever, Sučany, Turany, and Vrútky))
Diocese of Nitra, Slovakia (Bytča, Čadca, Ilava, Kysucké Nové Mesto, Považská Bystrica, Púchov, Rajec, Varín, and Žilina) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Žilina, Slovakia | Erected |
| 14 Feb | Diocese of Banská Bystrica, Slovakia (Brezno) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Rožňava, Slovakia | Territory Added |
| 22 Feb | Missionary Servants of the Word | Approbation | ||
| 27 Feb | Diocese of Oeiras-Floriano, Piaui, Brazil (Antônio Almeida, Baixa Grande do Ribeiro, Bertolínia, Canavieira, Colônia do Gurguéia, Elizeu Martins, Flores do Piauí, Floriano, Guadalupe, Itaueira, Jerumenha, Landri Sales, Manoel Emídio, Marcos Parente, Nazaré do Piauí, Pavussu, Porto Alegre do ...) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Floriano, Piaui, Brazil | Erected |
| 27 Feb | Diocese of Oeiras-Floriano, Piaui, Brazil (Bela Vista do Piauí, Cajazeiras do Piauí, Campinas do Piauí, Colônia do Piauí, Conceição do Canindé, Floresta do Piauí, Isaías Coêlho, Oeiras, Santa Rosa do Piauí, Santo Inácio do Piauí, São Francisco de Assis do Piauí, São João da Varjota, São Miguel...)
Diocese of São Raimundo Nonato, Piaui, Brazil (Paes Landim and Socorro do Piauí) Archdiocese of Teresina, Piaui, Brazil (Arraial, Barra D'Alcantara, Francisco Ayres, and Várzea Grande do Piauí) | Name Changed | Diocese of Oeiras, Piaui, Brazil | Name Changed |
| 11 Mar | Diocese of Caguas, Puerto Rico (Fajardo, Naguabo, Ceiba, Vieques, Culebra, and Humacao)
Archdiocese of San Juan de Puerto Rico (Canóvanas, Loíza, Luquillo, and Río Grande) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Fajardo-Humacao, Puerto Rico | Erected |
| 29 Mar | Archdiocese of Cambrai, France (no longer a Metropolitan) | Elevated | ||
| 29 Mar | Diocese of Arras (-Boulogne-Saint-Omer), France (from Cambrai) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 29 Mar | Diocese of Lille, France | Elevated | Archdiocese of Lille, France | Elevated |
| 2 Apr | Territorial Prelature of Huarí, Peru | Elevated | Diocese of Huarí, Peru | Elevated |
| 22 May | Clerical Public Association of La Hermandad de Sacerdotes Operarios Diocesanos del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús | Approbation | ||
| 23 May | Diocese of Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia | Elevated | Archdiocese of Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia | Elevated |
| 23 May | Diocese of Keningau, Malaysia (from Kuching) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 23 May | Diocese of Sandakan, Malaysia (from Kuching) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 18 Jun | Diocese of Djakovo o Bosna i Srijem, Croatia (Serbia) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Srijem, Serbia | Erected |
| 18 Jun | Diocese of Djakovo o Bosna i Srijem, Croatia (Croatia) | Elevated | Archdiocese of Ðakovo-Osijek, Croatia (and Name Change) | Elevated |
| 18 Jun | Diocese of Požega, Croatia (from Zagreb) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 18 Jun | Diocese of Santo Domingo de los Colorados, Ecuador | Name Changed | Diocese of Santo Domingo en Ecuador | Name Changed |
| 19 Jun | Diocese of Ebolowa-Kribi, Cameroon (Océan) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Kribi, Cameroon | Erected |
| 19 Jun | Diocese of Ebolowa-Kribi, Cameroon (Vallée-du-Ntem) | Name Changed | Diocese of Ebolowa, Cameroon | Name Changed |
| 2 Jul | Archdiocese of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil (Montenegro, Alto Feliz, Barão, Bom Princípio, Bom Retiro do Sul, Brochier, Capela de Santana, Colinas, Estrela, Fazenda Vila Nova, Feliz, Harmonia, Linha Nova, Maratá, Pareci Novo, Paverama, Poço das Antas, Portão, Roca Sales, Salvador do Sul, São José...) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Montenegro, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | Erected |
| 13 Jul | Diocese of Les Cayes, Haïti (Department des Nippes) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Anse-à-Veau et Miragoâne, Haïti | Erected |
| 15 Jul | Prefecture Apostolic of Galápagos, Ecuador | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Galápagos, Ecuador | Elevated |
| 14 Aug | Diocese of Rulenge, Tanzania (Karagwe) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Kayanga, Tanzania | Erected |
| 14 Aug | Diocese of Rulenge, Tanzania | Name Changed | Diocese of Rulenge-Ngara, Tanzania | Name Changed |
| 19 Aug | Diocese of Luz, Minas Gerais, Brazil (Saint John the Baptist (in São João Batista do Glória) and Divine Spiritus Sancti (in Delfinópolis)) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Guaxupé, Minas Gerais, Brazil | Territory Added |
| 7 Oct | Diocese of Haarlem, Netherlands | Name Changed | Diocese of Haarlem-Amsterdam, Netherlands | Name Changed |
| 7 Oct | Institut du Christ Roi Souverain Prétre | Approbation | ||
| 11 Nov | Diocese of Bathurst in Canada, New Brunswick (Ascension (in Beaverbrook)) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada | Territory Added |
| 25 Nov | Archdiocese of Durango, México (11 cities) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Gómez Palacio, Durango, México | Erected |
| 3 Dec | Diocese of Texcoco, México, México (Tecamac, Acolman, Teotihuacan, Axapusco, Nopaltepec, Otumba, San Martín de las Pirámides, and Temascalapa) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Teotihuacán, México, México | Erected |
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