| Date | From | To | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| unknown | Patriarchal Exarchate of Egypt and Sudan (Melkite Greek) | Elevated | Patriarchal Dependent Territory of Egypt and Sudan (Melkite Greek) | Elevated |
| unknown | Patriarchal Exarchate of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme} (Melkite Greek), Palestine | Elevated | Patriarchal Dependent Territory of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme} (Melkite Greek), Palestine | Elevated |
| 1 Jan | Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate | Approbation | ||
| 17 Jan | Diocese of Taunggyi, Myanmar | Elevated | Archdiocese of Taunggyi, Myanmar | Elevated |
| 17 Jan | Diocese of Taungngu, Myanmar (from Yangon) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 17 Jan | Diocese of Kengtung, Myanmar (from Mandalay) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 17 Jan | Diocese of Loikaw, Myanmar (from Yangon) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 24 Jan | Archdiocese of Santiago de Cuba (Guant�namo) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Guant�namo-Baracoa, Cuba | Erected |
| 25 Jan | Archdiocese of Benevento, Italy (Santa Maria degli Angeli (Chiusano San Domenico), Santa Margherita (Poppano di San Mango sul Calore), and Maria SS. Addolorata (Pratola Serra))
Archdiocese of Salerno-Campagna-Acerno, Italy (SS. Biagio e Stefano (Forino), S. Felicissimo (Petruro di Forino), S. Maria delia Misericordia e S. Nicola (Celzi di Forino), S. Giovanni Battista e S. Maria di Monserrato (Contrada), S. Michele Arcangelo (S. Michele di Serino), SS. Pietro e Paolo Ap....) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Avellino, Italy | Territory Added |
| 25 Jan | Diocese of Avellino, Italy (S. Maria di Carpignano (Carpignano frazione di Grottaminarda) and
Santa Maria Maggiore (Grottaminarda))
Archdiocese of Sant’Angelo dei Lombardi-Conza-Nusco-Bisaccia, Italy (San Bartolomeo Apostolo (Vallata)) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Ariano Irpino-Lacedonia, Italy | Territory Added |
| 25 Jan | Diocese of Ariano Irpino-Lacedonia, Italy (S. Nicola di Bari (Buonalbergo)) | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Benevento, Italy | Territory Added |
| 25 Jan | Diocese of Avellino, Italy (Santi Nicola di Bari e Antonino martire (Gesualdo), Santa Maria della Pace (Villamaina), Mary SS. Assunta in Cielo (Frigento), Santi Domenico e Francesco (Sturno), and S. Michele Arcangelo (Sturno)) | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Salerno-Campagna-Acerno, Italy | Territory Added |
| 25 Jan | Diocese of Avellino, Italy (Maria SS. Addolorata (Starze)) | Territory Lost | Territorial Abbey of Montevergine, Italy | Territory Added |
| 2 Feb | Delegation to Malaysia and Brunei | Split | Delegation to Malaysia
Delegation to Brunei Darussalam | Split |
| 21 Feb | Cardinal Titular Church of Sant’Agnese in Agone | Established | ||
| 21 Feb | Cardinal Titular Church of Sant’Andrea al Quirinale | Established | ||
| 3 Apr | Diocese of Eldoret, Kenya (Trans Nzoia and West Pokot) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Kitale, Kenya | Erected |
| 15 Apr | Diocese of Itapeva, Sao Paulo, Brazil (Paranapanema)
Archdiocese of Sorocaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil (Itapetininga, Tatu�, S�o Miguel Arcanjo, Angatuba, Ces�rio Lange, Guare�, Sarapu�, and Pilar do Sul) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Itapetininga, Sao Paulo, Brazil (Alambari, Campina do Monte Alegre, Capela do Alto, Porangaba, Quadra, and Torre de Pedra) | Erected |
| 17 Apr | Diocese of San Isidro de El General, Costa Rica (Aguirre and Parrita)
Diocese of Tilar�n, Costa Rica (Garabito, Esparza, Montes de Oro, and Puntarenas) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Puntarenas, Costa Rica | Erected |
| 22 May | Archdiocese of Bombay, India (Vasai, Bhiwandi, Shahapur, Wada, Jawahar, Palghar, Mokhada, Dahanu, and Talasari (all in Thane)) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Vasai, India | Erected |
| 26 May | Diocese of Miracema do Tocantins, Brazil (Part of Tocantinia) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Palmas-Francisco Beltr�o, Parana, Brazil | Territory Added |
| 27 May | Diocese of Tubar�o, Santa Catarina, Brazil (Ararangu�, Balneario Arroio do Silva, Balneario Gaivota, Cocal do Sul, Crici�ma, Ermo, Forquilhinha, I�ara, Jacinto Machado, Lauro M�ller, Maracai�, Meleiro, Morro da Fuma�a, Morro Grande, Nova Veneza, Passo de Torres, Praia Grande, Santa Rosa do Sul, ...) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Crici�ma, Santa Catarina, Brazil | Erected |
| 27 Jun | Diocese of Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso (Como� and L�raba) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Banfora, Burkina Faso | Erected |
| 27 Jun | Diocese of Muzaffarpur, India (West Champaran, East Champaran, Gopalganj, Saran, and Siwan) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Bettiah, India | Erected |
| 27 Jun | Diocese of Dumka, India (Purnea, Katihar, Araria, and Kishanganj) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Purnea, India | Erected |
| 27 Jun | Diocese of Gaborone, Botswana (Central, Chobe, Gantsi, Ngamiland, and North-East) | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Francistown, Botswana | Erected |
| 14 Sep | Diocese of Gravelbourg, Saskatchewan, Canada | Suppressed | Archdiocese of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Diocese of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada (Fox Valley) | Territory Added |
| 14 Sep | Territorial Abbey of Saint Peter-Muenster, Saskatchewan, Canada | Suppressed | Diocese of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada | Territory Added |
| 13 Oct | Nunciature to Yemen | Established | ||
| 5 Nov | Diocese of Calicut, India (Kannur and Kasaragode) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Kannur, India | Erected |
| 12 Nov | Patriarchate of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal (Seminary of Saint Paul (in Almada) and Christ the King monument) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Set�bal, Portugal | Territory Added |
| 23 Nov | Diocese of Coro, Venezuela | Elevated | Archdiocese of Coro, Venezuela | Elevated |
| 23 Nov | Diocese of Punto Fijo, Venezuela (from Maracaibo) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 24 Nov | Diocese of Suchitep�quez-Retalhuleu, Guatemala (from Guatemala) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 25 Nov | Diocese of Zytomir, Ukraine | Name Changed | Diocese of Kyiv-Zhytomyr, Ukraine | Name Changed |
| 28 Nov | Diocese of Doba, Chad
Diocese of Moundou, Chad | Territory Lost | Diocese of La�, Chad (Tandjil�) | Erected |
| 28 Nov | Diocese of Doba, Chad
Diocese of Moundou, Chad | Territory Lost | Diocese of Gor�, Chad (Southern parts of Gor� and Ba�bokou) | Erected |
| 5 Dec | Diocese of Camag�ey, Cuba | Elevated | Archdiocese of Camag�ey, Cuba | Elevated |
| 5 Dec | Diocese of Ciego de �vila, Cuba (from Santiago de Cuba) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 5 Dec | Diocese of Cienfuegos, Cuba (from Santiago de Cuba) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 5 Dec | Diocese of Santa Clara, Cuba (from Santiago de Cuba) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 17 Dec | Nunciature to Palau, Pacific (Oceania) | Established | ||
| 29 Dec | Territorial Prelature of Alto Sin�, Colombia | Elevated | Diocese of Montelibano, Colombia | Elevated |
| 29 Dec | Territorial Prelature of Tib�, Colombia | Elevated | Diocese of Tib�, Colombia | Elevated |
| 30 Dec | Diocese of Assis, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Archdiocese of Botucatu, Sao Paulo, Brazil Diocese of Itapeva, Sao Paulo, Brazil (Fartura and Tagua�) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Ourinhos, Sao Paulo, Brazil (Ourinhos, Santa Cruz do Rio Pardo, Espirito Santo do Turvo, Camitar, Chavantes, Ipaussu, Timburi, Sarutai�, Tejup�, Piraju, Bernardino do Campo, Manduri, Oleo, Ibirarema, Salto Grande, Ribeirao do Sul, S�o Pedro do Turvo, Ocau�u, Lup�rcio, Alvinl�ndia,...) | Erected |
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