| Date | From | To | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| unknown | Orden de los Hermanos de Belén | Restored | ||
| 2 Jan | Pontifical Commission for the Revision of the Code of Canon Law, Roman Curia | Name Changed | Pontifical Commission for the Authentic Interpretation of the Code of Canon Law, Roman Curia | Name Changed |
| 10 Jan | Delegation to United States of America | Elevated | Nunciature to United States of America | Elevated |
| 14 Jan | Vicariate Apostolic of Military, USA | Elevated | Military Ordinariate of United States of America, Military | Elevated |
| 20 Jan | Diocese of Rumbek, South Sudan (Maridi and Iba) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Tombura, Sudan | Territory Added |
| 3 Feb | Apostolic Administration of El Petén, Guatemala | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of El Petén, Guatemala | Elevated |
| 3 Feb | Prefecture Apostolic of Garissa, Kenya | Elevated | Diocese of Garissa, Kenya | Elevated |
| 9 Feb | Diocese of Palmas, Brazil (General Carneiro and Bituruna) | Territory Lost | Diocese of União da Vitória, Parana, Brazil | Territory Added |
| 16 Feb | Diocese of Tagum, Philippines (Davao Oriental) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Mati, Philippines | Erected |
| 16 Feb | Diocese of Cabanatuan, Philippines (Oarranglan, Cuyapo, Guimba, Licab, Llanera, Lupao, Munoz, Nampicuan, Pantabangan, Quezon, Rizal, Santo Domingo, Talugtog, and San José City) | Territory Lost | Diocese of San Jose, Philippines | Erected |
| 28 Feb | Diocese of Resistencia, Argentina | Elevated | Archdiocese of Resistencia, Argentina | Elevated |
| 28 Feb | Diocese of Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña, Argentina (from Corrientes) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 28 Feb | Diocese of Formosa, Argentina (from Corrientes) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 8 Mar | Diocese of Agaña, Guam, Pacific (Oceania) | Elevated | Archdiocese of Agaña, Guam, Pacific (Oceania) | Elevated |
| 8 Mar | Diocese of Carolines-Marshalls, Federated States of Micronesia, Pacific (Oceania) (Suva) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 14 Mar | Diocese of San Andrés Tuxtla, Veracruz, México (Coatzacoalcos, Cosoleacaque, Ixhuatlan del Sureste, Hidalgotitlan, Minatitlan, Moloacan, Las Choapas, Pajapan, and Zaragoza) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, México | Erected |
| 19 Mar | Archdiocese of Camerino, Italy (S. Stefano in Villa S. Stefano, Ss. Salvatore in Valcarecce, S. Michele Arcangelo in Castello, S. Giorgio in Castreccioni, S. Nicolò in Moscosi) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Osimo e Cingoli, Italy | Territory Added |
| 19 Mar | Archdiocese of Camerino, Italy (S. Michele Arcangelo in Casamontanara, S. Donnino in S. Donnino, S. Michele Arcangelo in Rocchetta, S. Gregorio in Colleponi, S. Michele Arcangelo in Murazzano, and S. Pietro Apostolo in Scorzano) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Fabriano e Matelica, Italy | Territory Added |
| 19 Mar | Diocese of Osimo e Cingoli, Italy (Saints Giovanni Battista from Pietro Apostolo in Appignano) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Macerata e Tolentino, Italy | Territory Added |
| 19 Mar | Diocese of Osimo e Cingoli, Italy (S. Donato, S. Antonio a Osterianova) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Recanati, Italy | Territory Added |
| 19 Mar | Diocese of Recanati, Italy (S. Stefano Protomartire, Ss. Annunziata in Crocette, S. Pietro Apostolo in S. Agostino, S. Antonio da Padova, along with San Rocco) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Osimo e Cingoli, Italy | Territory Added |
| 19 Mar | Diocese of Nocera Umbra-Gualdo Tadino, Italy (S. Pietro Apostolo in Sassoferrato, S. Fecondino in Sassoferrato, S. Giovanni in Cabernardi, Ss. Giovanni Ev. from Ermete in Castagna, S. Croce in Casal vento, S. Bartholomew Ap. in Castiglioni, Nativity di Maria Ss. in Catobagli, S. Maria Assunta in ...) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Fabriano e Matelica, Italy | Territory Added |
| 19 Mar | Diocese of Nocera Umbra-Gualdo Tadino, Italy (St. Bartholomew Mart. in Percozzone) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Cagli e Pergola, Italy | Territory Added |
| 19 Mar | Diocese of Nocera Umbra-Gualdo Tadino, Italy (St. Stephen Prot. in Caudino, Immacolata Concezione in Costa (in Arcevia)) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Senigallia, Italy | Territory Added |
| 19 Mar | Diocese of Nocera Umbra-Gualdo Tadino, Italy (S. Maria Assunta in Sefro, S. Biagio Mart. from Sorti (in Sefro); S. Mauro Ab. in Copogna, S. Lorenzo Mart. from Dignano, S. Martino V. di Serravalle-Castello (in Serravalle); S. Maria della Spina in Poggio Sorifa, Ss. Martino e Carlo a Laverino (in Fiumi) | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Camerino, Italy | Territory Added |
| 19 Mar | Diocese of Città di Castello, Italy (S. Martino in Apecchio, S. Stefano in Baciocheto, Ss. Quirico from Giulitta in Caselle, S. Maria della Cella, S. Paolo in Fagnille, S. Stefano in Osteria Nuova, S. Martino del Piano, S. Lorenzo in Sessaglia (in Apecchio), and S. Andrea di Sorbello) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Cortona, Italy | Territory Added |
| 19 Mar | Diocese of Norcia, Italy (S. Maria-Collegiate in Visso, Ss. Giovanni e Fortunato in Aschio, S. Pietro in Chiusita, S. Stefano in Croce, S. Maria e S. Salvatore in Cupi, S. Maria Assunta in Fematre, S. Lorenzo in Riofreddo, S. Maria in Mevale , S. Marco in Orvano, S. Andrea in...) | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Camerino, Italy | Territory Added |
| 25 Mar | Institute of the Incarnate Word | Founded | ||
| 29 Mar | Diocese of Barrancabermeja, Colombia
Diocese of Facatativá, Colombia (Chaguaní, Guaduas, La Palma, Caparrapí, Yacopí, and Puerto Salgar) Archdiocese of Manizales, Colombia | Territory Lost | Diocese of La Dorada-Guaduas, Colombia (Puerto Boyacá, Puerto Triunfo, La Dorada, Samaná, Victoria, Marquetalia, Pennsylvania, and Manzanares along with Corregimiento de Montebonito and Inspection de Policía de San Miguel) | Erected |
| 5 Apr | Congregation for Sacraments and Divine Worship, Roman Curia | Split | Congregation of the Sacraments, Roman Curia
Congregation for Divine Worship, Roman Curia | Split |
| 9 Apr | Diocese of Lucena, Philippines (Eastern region of Quezon and the island named Alabat) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Gumaca, Philippines | Erected |
| 13 May | Diocese of Leiria, Portugal | Name Changed | Diocese of Leiria-Fátima, Portugal | Name Changed |
| 4 Jun | Diocese of Beira, Mozambique | Elevated | Archdiocese of Beira, Mozambique | Elevated |
| 4 Jun | Diocese of Nampula, Mozambique | Elevated | Archdiocese of Nampula, Mozambique | Elevated |
| 4 Jun | Diocese of Tete, Mozambique (from Maputa) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 4 Jun | Diocese of Quelimane, Mozambique (from Maputa) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 4 Jun | Diocese of Lichinga, Mozambique (from Maputa) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 4 Jun | Diocese of Pemba, Mozambique (from Maputa) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 10 Jun | Diocese of Nassau, Bahamas, Antilles | Territory Lost | Mission "Sui Iuris" of Turks and Caicos, Antilles | Erected |
| 16 Jun | Archdiocese of Miami, Florida, USA (Palm Beach and Martin)
Diocese of Orlando, Florida, USA (St. Lucie, Okeechobee, and Martin) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Palm Beach, Florida, USA | Erected |
| 16 Jun | Archdiocese of Miami, Florida, USA (Collier, Glades, and Hendry)
Diocese of Orlando, Florida, USA (Highlands) Diocese of Saint Petersburg, Florida, USA (Charlotte, De Soto, Hardee, Lee, Manatee, and Sarasota) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Venice, Florida, USA | Erected |
| 19 Jun | Diocese of Varanasi, India (Gorakhpur, Basti, and Deoria) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Gorakhpur (Syro-Malabar), India | Erected |
| 22 Jun | Archdiocese of Ranchi, India (Andamans and Nicobar Islands) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Port Blair, India | Erected |
| 2 Jul | Prefecture Apostolic of Aguarico, Ecuador | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Aguarico, Ecuador | Elevated |
| 2 Jul | Prefecture Apostolic of San Miguel de Sucumbíos, Ecuador | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of San Miguel de Sucumbíos, Ecuador | Elevated |
| 2 Jul | Archdiocese of Luanda, Angola (Cabinda) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Cabinda, Angola | Erected |
| 19 Jul | Vicariate Apostolic of Arauca, Colombia | Elevated | Diocese of Arauca, Colombia | Elevated |
| 27 Jul | Nunciature to Seychelles | Established | ||
| 11 Aug | Archdiocese of Pamplona (-Tudela), Spain | Name Changed | Archdiocese of Pamplona y Tudela, Spain | Name Changed |
| 11 Aug | Diocese of Teruel (-Albarracín), Spain | Name Changed | Diocese of Teruel y Albarracín, Spain | Name Changed |
| 1 Sep | Apostolic Exarchate of Canada (Melkite Greek) | Elevated | Eparchy of Saint-Sauveur de Montréal (Melkite Greek), Canada | Elevated |
| 1 Sep | Nunciature to Saint Lucia, Antilles | Established | ||
| 15 Sep | Archdiocese of Modena (e Nonantola), Italy (S. Lorenzo Mart. in Cerredolo and S. Michele Arcangelo in Massa Toano (in Toano)) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Reggio Emilia, Italy | Territory Added |
| 9 Oct | Diocese of São José do Grajaú, Brazil | Name Changed | Diocese of Grajaú, Maranhão, Brazil | Name Changed |
| 14 Oct | Heralds of Good News | Founded | ||
| 3 Nov | Diocese of Cuautitlán, México, México (Chapa de Mota and Villa del Carbon)
Diocese of Toluca, México, México (Atlacomulco, Acambay, Aculeo, El Oro, Ixtlahuaca, Jilotepec, Jiquipilco, Jocotitlán, Morelos, from the diocese of Toluca. Polotitlán, San Felipe del Progreso, Soyaniquilpan, Temascalcingo, and Timilplan) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Atlacomulco, México, México | Erected |
| 6 Nov | Patriarchal Exarchate of Damas (Armenian), Syria | Erected | ||
| 7 Nov | Diocese of Uije, Angola (Zaire) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Mbanza Congo, Angola | Erected |
| 8 Nov | Archdiocese of Agaña, Guam, Pacific (Oceania) (Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Chalan Kanoa, Northern Mariana Islands, Pacific (Oceania) | Erected |
| 8 Nov | Diocese of Mwanza, Tanzania (Geita and Sengerema) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Geita, Tanzania | Erected |
| 3 Dec | Diocese of Ajmer and Jaipur, India (Bhilwara, Udaipur, Chittorgarh, Dungarpur, and Manswara (in Rajasthan) along with tehsil of Thandla in Madhya Pradesh) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Udaipur, India | Erected |
| 21 Dec | Nunciature to São Tomé and Príncipe | Established | ||
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