| Date | From | To | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| unknown | Catholic Foreign Mission Society of America | Founded | ||
| 7 Feb | Prefecture Apostolic of Eritrea | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Eritrea | Elevated |
| 14 Feb | Vicariate Apostolic of Loango, Congo (Linzoio) | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Upper French Congo {Congo Francese Superiore} o Ubanghi, Congo | Territory Added |
| 14 Feb | Vicariate Apostolic of Central Africa {Africa Centrale}, Sudan (to the 10th degree latitude) | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Oubangui Chari, Central African Republic | Territory Added |
| 1 Mar | Prefecture Apostolic of Marianne Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Pacific (Oceania) (Island of Guam) | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Guam, Pacific (Oceania) | Erected |
| 1 Mar | Prefecture Apostolic of Caroline Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Pacific (Oceania)
Prefecture Apostolic of Marianne Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Pacific (Oceania) | United | Vicariate Apostolic of Marianne and Caroline Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Pacific (Oceania) | United |
| 8 Mar | Society of the Divine Savior | Approbation | ||
| 7 Apr | Vicariate Apostolic of Belgian Congo {Congo Belga}, Congo (Dem. Rep.) (Between the Ubangi and Congo rivers) | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Ubanghi Belga {Belgian Ubanghi}, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Erected |
| 8 Apr | Vicariate Apostolic of Corea (Kiengsyàng-to and Tiyen-la-to) | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Taiku, Korea (South) | Erected |
| 8 Apr | Vicariate Apostolic of Corea | Name Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Seul, Korea (South) | Name Changed |
| 8 Apr | Vicariate Apostolic of Upper Congo {Congo Superiore}, Congo (Dem. Rep.) (Boundaries Changed)
Vicariate Apostolic of Nyassa, Malawi (Boundaries Changed) Vicariate Apostolic of Tanganyika, Tanzania (Boundaries Changed) Vicariate Apostolic of Unianyembé, Tanzania (Boundaries Changed) Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Victoria Nyanza {Victoria-Nyanza Settentrionale}, Uganda (Boundaries Changed) Vicariate Apostolic of Southern Victoria Nyanza {Victoria-Nyanza Meridionale}, Tanzania (Boundaries Changed) | Territory Added | ||
| 12 Apr | Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Shensi {Scen-Si Settentrionale}, China (Everything except Fu and YuLin-Fu along with Shien, Chow, Yen-An-Fu, Suei-Te-Chow and Fu-Chow) | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Central Shensi/Chensi {Scen-Si Centrale}, China | Erected |
| 28 Apr | Society of Saint Edmund | Approbation | ||
| 2 May | Prefecture Apostolic of Western Honan {Ho-Nan Occidentale}, China | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Western Honan {Ho-Nan Occidentale}, China | Elevated |
| 11 Jun | Apostolic Exarchate of Istanbul (Constantinople) (Greek), Turkey | Erected | ||
| 12 Jun | Diocese of Valence, France | Name Changed | Diocese of Valence (-Die-Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux), France | Name Changed |
| 16 Jun | Archdiocese of Saint Louis, Missouri, USA | Territory Lost | Diocese of Saint Joseph, Missouri, USA (Counties of Clark, Adair, Knox, Lewis, Macon, Shelby, Marion, Chariton, Randolph, Monroe, and Ralls) | Territory Added |
| 16 Jun | Congregation of Missionaries of the Holy Family | Decretum Laudis | ||
| 30 Jun | Prefecture Apostolic of Kasaï Superiore, Congo (Dem. Rep.) (Eastern part) | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Northern Katanga {Katanga Settentrionale}, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Erected |
| 30 Jun | Vicariate Apostolic of Batavia, Indonesia (Suniatra Island and Billiton) | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Sumatra, Indonesia | Erected |
| 1 Jul | Vicariate Apostolic of Belgian Congo {Congo Belga}, Congo (Dem. Rep.) (Area between the Congo River and the Southern limits of the Belgian dominion) | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Matadi, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Erected |
| 18 Jul | Archdiocese of Belém do Pará, Brazil (Southeast corner of Para state and Northeast of Matto Grosso state) | Territory Lost | Territorial Prelature of Santíssima Conceição do Araguaia, Brazil | Erected |
| 12 Aug | Diocese of Davenport, Iowa, USA (Harrison, Polk, Warren, Clarke, Binggold, Shelby, Gass, Mills, Lucas, Decatur, Audubon, Pottawattamie, Montgomery, Fremont, Wayne, Guthrie, Adair, Adams, Page, Dallas, Madison, Union, and Taylor) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Des Moines, Iowa, USA | Erected |
| 24 Aug | Prefecture Apostolic of Upper Niger {Niger Superiore}, Nigeria (Eastern part) | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Eastern Nigeria {Nigeria Orientale} | Erected |
| 24 Aug | Prefecture Apostolic of Upper Niger {Niger Superiore}, Nigeria (Western part) | Name Changed | Prefecture Apostolic of Western Nigeria {Nigeria Occidentale} | Name Changed |
| 29 Aug | Vicariate Apostolic of Changanacherry (Syro-Malabar), India | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Kottayam (Syro-Malabar), India | Erected |
| 30 Aug | Archdiocese of Bamberg, Germany (Hub) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Regensburg, Germany | Territory Added |
| 28 Oct | Diocese of Liverpool, England, Great Britain | Elevated | Archdiocese of Liverpool, England, Great Britain | Elevated |
| 28 Oct | Diocese of Birmingham, England, Great Britain | Elevated | Archdiocese of Birmingham, England, Great Britain | Elevated |
| 28 Oct | Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle, England, Great Britain (from Westminster to Liverpool) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 28 Oct | Diocese of Leeds, England, Great Britain (from Westminster to Liverpool) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 28 Oct | Diocese of Middlesbrough, England, Great Britain (from Westminster to Liverpool) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 28 Oct | Diocese of Salford, England, Great Britain (from Westminster to Liverpool) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 28 Oct | Diocese of Clifton, England, Great Britain (from Westminster to Birmingham) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 28 Oct | Diocese of Menevia, Wales, Great Britain (from Westminster to Birmingham) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 28 Oct | Diocese of Newport, Wales, Great Britain (from Westminster to Birmingham) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 28 Oct | Diocese of Plymouth, England, Great Britain (from Westminster to Birmingham) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 28 Oct | Diocese of Shrewsbury, England, Great Britain (from Westminster to Birmingham) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 17 Nov | Prefecture Apostolic of Costa d’Avorio (Northern districts: Tuba, Mankono, Kong, and Bunduku) | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Korhogo, Côte d’Ivoire | Erected |
| 17 Nov | Prefecture Apostolic of Costa d’Avorio (Southern districts: Cavally-Nord, Sassandra-Nord, Baulé-Nord, Comoé, and Indenie) | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Costa d’Avorio | Elevated |
| 18 Dec | Prefecture Apostolic of Uélé / Wellé, Congo (Dem. Rep.) (Eastern part) | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Eastern Uélé {Uélé Orientale}, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Erected |
| 18 Dec | Prefecture Apostolic of Uélé / Wellé, Congo (Dem. Rep.) (Western part) | Name Changed | Prefecture Apostolic of Western Uélé {Uélé Occidental}, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Name Changed |
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