| Date | From | To | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| unknown | Canons Regular of the Congregation of Saint Victor | Approbation | ||
| unknown | [Patriotic Diocese of Langfang, China] | Erected | ||
| 1 Jan | Nunciature to Czechoslovakia | Split | Nunciature to Czech Republic
Nunciature to Slovakia | Established |
| 3 Mar | Territorial Abbey of Saint-Maurice, Switzerland (Saint-Sylvestre de Choex (in Monthey en Valais); Sacré-Cur (in Lavey-Morcles); Vérossaz; Collonges (Outer-Rhône); Evionnaz; and Aigle-Leysin) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Sion {Sitten}, Switzerland | Territory Added |
| 3 Mar | Diocese of Sion {Sitten}, Switzerland (Saint-Sigismund (Saint Maurice en Valais) in Saint-Maurice et Méx) | Territory Lost | Territorial Abbey of Saint-Maurice, Switzerland | Territory Added |
| 12 Mar | Diocese of Nkongsamba, Cameroon (Bonaberi (La Sous-Prefecture Douala IV)) | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Douala, Cameroon | Territory Added |
| 22 Mar | Archdiocese of Douala, Cameroon (Sanaga Maritime)
Diocese of Nkongsamba, Cameroon (Nkam) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Edéa, Cameroon | Erected |
| 22 Mar | Archdiocese of Douala, Cameroon (Nyong-et-Kelle) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Eséka, Cameroon | Erected |
| 22 Mar | Archdiocese of Yangon, Myanmar (Southern part (Tenasserim Division and half of Mon)) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Mawlamyine, Myanmar | Erected |
| 25 Mar | Pontifical Commission for Preserving the Church’s Patrimoney of Art and History, Roman Curia | Name Changed | Pontifical Commission for the Cultural Heritage of the Church, Roman Curia | Name Changed |
| 25 Mar | Pontifical Council for Dialogue with Non-Believers, Roman Curia | Suppressed | Pontifical Council for Culture, Roman Curia | Territory Added |
| 5 Apr | Diocese of Banjarmasin, Indonesia (Kalimantan Tengah) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Palangkaraya, Indonesia | Erected |
| 20 Apr | Eparchy of Ivano-Frankivsk [Stanisławów] (Ukrainian), Ukraine | Territory Lost | Eparchy of Kolomyia-Chernivtsi (Ukrainian), Ukraine | Erected |
| 20 Apr | Archeparchy of Lviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine
Diocese of Przemyśl (Ukrainian), Poland | Territory Lost | Eparchy of Sambir-Drohobych (Ukrainian), Ukraine | Erected |
| 20 Apr | Archeparchy of Lviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine | Territory Lost | Eparchy of Ternopil (Ukrainian), Ukraine
Eparchy of Zboriv (Ukrainian), Ukraine | Erected |
| 23 Apr | Diocese of Carolines-Marshalls, Federated States of Micronesia, Pacific (Oceania) (Republic of the Marshall Islands) | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Marshall Islands, Pacific (Oceania) | Erected |
| 23 Apr | Diocese of Carolines-Marshalls, Federated States of Micronesia, Pacific (Oceania) | Name Changed | Diocese of Caroline Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Pacific (Oceania) | Name Changed |
| 28 May | Archdiocese of Ranchi, India (Gumla) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Gumla, India | Erected |
| 28 May | Archdiocese of Ranchi, India (Simdega in Gumla) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Simdega, India | Erected |
| 31 May | Archdiocese of Eger, Hungary (Szabólcs-Szatmár-Bereg and part of Hajdu-Bihar)
Diocese of Szeged-Csanád, Hungary (Part of Hajdu-Bihar) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Debrecen-Nyíregyháza, Hungary | Erected |
| 31 May | Diocese of Veszprém, Hungary (Somogy and parts of Zala along with Tolna and Baranya) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Kaposvár, Hungary | Erected |
| 31 May | Diocese of České Budĕjovice {Budweis}, Czechia (Domazlice, Nepomuk, and Klatovy)
Diocese of Litoměřice, Czechia (Zatec and Chomutov) Archdiocese of Praha {Prague}, Czechia (Plzen, Plzen - sever, Rokycany, Rakovnik, Tachov, Cheb, Sokolov, and Karlovy Vary) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Plzeň, Czechia | Erected |
| 31 May | Archdiocese of Esztergom, Hungary (Nógrád and Pest located to the north of the Danube)
Archdiocese of Eger, Hungary (Nógrád) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Vác, Hungary | Territory Added |
| 31 May | Archdiocese of Esztergom, Hungary (Budaörs along with Budajenô and Telki)
Diocese of Győr (Raab), Hungary (Bokod, Kecskéd, Kömlod, Környe, Oroszlány, Tatabánya-Alsógalla, Tatabánya-Bánhida, Tatabánya-Felsógalla, Tatabánya-Óváros, Várgesztes, Vértessomló, and Vértesszólós) Diocese of Veszprém, Hungary (Parts of Fejér: Balatonbozsok, Dég, Enying, Kozéppogárd, Lajoskomárom, Lepsény, Mátyásdomb, Mezokomárom, Mezoszentgyörgy, Mezôszilas, and Szabadhidvég) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Székesfehérvár (Albareale), Hungary | Territory Added |
| 31 May | Archdiocese of Esztergom, Hungary (Szigetköz)
Territorial Abbey of Pannonhalma, Hungary (Bársonyós, Kajárpéc, Tárkány, and Tényô) Diocese of Székesfehérvár (Albareale), Hungary (Bakonysárkány) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Győr (Raab), Hungary | Territory Added |
| 31 May | Diocese of Győr (Raab), Hungary (Gyórasszonyfa, Táp, and Tápszentmiklós) | Territory Lost | Territorial Abbey of Pannonhalma, Hungary | Territory Added |
| 31 May | Diocese of Székesfehérvár (Albareale), Hungary (Budapest except Csepel; Island of Szentendre along with Dunabogdány, Pilisszentlászló, Tahitótfalu, Leányfalu, Pomáz, Budakalász, Budakalász-Szentistvántelep, Csobánka, Üröm, Pilisborosjenô, Nagykovácsi, Pilisszentkereszt)
Diocese of Vác, Hungary (Budapest, part of Bács-Kiskun and Csongrád) | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Esztergom, Hungary | Territory Added |
| 31 May | Diocese of Székesfehérvár (Albareale), Hungary (Inota) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Veszprém, Hungary | Territory Added |
| 31 May | Archdiocese of Kalocsa, Hungary (Bogyiszló)
Diocese of Székesfehérvár (Albareale), Hungary (Hard) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Pécs, Hungary | Territory Added |
| 31 May | Diocese of Pécs, Hungary (Dávod, Püspökpuszta, Dunafalva, Homorud, Sárhát, Sárosd, Szabadságpuszta, and Riha-Elesd)
Diocese of Vác, Hungary (Kecskemét) | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Kalocsa, Hungary | Territory Added |
| 31 May | Diocese of Vác, Hungary (Jánoshida) | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Eger, Hungary | Territory Added |
| 31 May | Diocese of Agrigento (Girgenti), Italy (Part of Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok: Kunszentmárton I, Kunszentmárton II, Mesterszállás, Kuncsorba, and Turkeve)
Archdiocese of Eger, Hungary (Kunszentmárton I, Kunszentmárton II, Mesterszállás, Kuncsorba, Turkeve, Bucsa and Dévaványa) Diocese of Vác, Hungary (Part of Csongrád along with Mezótúr, Mezohék, and Kungyalu) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Szeged-Csanád, Hungary | Territory Added |
| 31 May | Archdiocese of Esztergom, Hungary | Name Changed | Archdiocese of Esztergom-Budapest, Hungary | Name Changed |
| 31 May | Archdiocese of Kalocsa, Hungary | Name Changed | Archdiocese of Kalocsa-Kecskemét, Hungary | Name Changed |
| 31 May | Diocese of Veszprém, Hungary | Elevated | Archdiocese of Veszprém, Hungary | Elevated |
| 31 May | Diocese of České Budĕjovice {Budweis}, Czechia (Zlaté Hory-Kamberk)
Diocese of Hradec Králové, Czechia (Borovnice, Křivsoudov, Cechtice, Zhoř, Sadská, Chleby, Velim, Předhradí, Nebovidy, Ratboř, Suchdol, Solpysky, Košice, Pravonín, Sudějov, Cestín, Petrovice II, Kácov, Zruč nad Sázavou, Soutice, Keblov, Dolní Královic...) Diocese of Litoměřice, Czechia (Nymburk, Veleliby, Kostomlaty, Vsejany, Milovice, and Lysá nad Labem) | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Praha {Prague}, Czechia | Territory Added |
| 31 May | Diocese of Hradec Králové, Czechia (Křešín, Košetice, Vyklantice, Lukavec, Větrn ý Jeníkov, Branišov, Smrčná, Vyskytná, and Dušejov)
Archdiocese of Praha {Prague}, Czechia (Milín-Slivice, Třebsko, Smolotely, Kluóenice, Střeziměř, Vrcholtovice, and Pecice) | Territory Lost | Diocese of České Budĕjovice {Budweis}, Czechia | Territory Added |
| 31 May | Archdiocese of Praha {Prague}, Czechia (Sány and Ohaře) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Hradec Králové, Czechia | Territory Added |
| 31 May | Archdiocese of Praha {Prague}, Czechia (Počáply, Libotenice, Doksany, Dolanky, and Chotětov) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Litoměřice, Czechia | Territory Added |
| 1 Jul | Diocese of Visakhapatnam, India (Srikakulam and part of Vizianagram (Paravathipuram, Kurupam, and Cheepurupalli)) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Srikakulam, India | Erected |
| 10 Jul | Territorial Prelature of Alto Paraná, Paraguay | Elevated | Diocese of Alto Paraná, Paraguay | Elevated |
| 22 Jul | Diocese of Viedma, Argentina (General Roca and El Cuy) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Alto Valle del Río Negro, Argentina | Erected |
| 22 Jul | Diocese of Viedma, Argentina (Bariloche, Norquinco, Pilcaniyeu, 25 de Mayo, and 9 de Julio) | Territory Lost | Diocese of San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina | Erected |
| 14 Aug | Diocese of Satu Mare {Szatmár}, Romania (Ukraine) | Territory Lost | Apostolic Administration of Zakarpattia, Ukraine | Erected |
| 18 Oct | Diocese of Kisii, Kenya | Territory Lost | Diocese of Homa Bay, Kenya | Erected |
| 18 Oct | Diocese of Mahajanga, Madagascar (Port-Bergé, Mandritsara, and Mampikony) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Port-Bergé, Madagascar | Erected |
| 28 Oct | Apostolic Administration of Caucasus, Russian Federation
Diocese of Iaşi, Romania Apostolic Administration of Odessa, Ukraine Apostolic Administration of Russia (Armenian), Russian Federation Diocese of Tiraspol, Moldova Apostolic Administration of Tiflis and Georgia Apostolic Administration of Volga, Russian Federation | Territory Lost | Apostolic Administration of Moldova (Republic of Moldova) | Erected |
| 17 Nov | Prefecture Apostolic of Kankan, Guinea | Elevated | Diocese of Kankan, Guinea | Elevated |
| 6 Dec | Diocese of Quelimane, Mozambique (Guruč, Namarrói, Ile, Alto Molócuč, Gilč, and Pebane and part Milange called Molumbo) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Gurué, Mozambique | Erected |
| 18 Dec | Archdiocese of Panamá (Coclé) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Penonomé, Panama | Erected |
| 20 Dec | Vicariate Apostolic of Tarahumara, Chihuahua, México | Elevated | Diocese of Tarahumara, Chihuahua, México | Elevated |
| 30 Dec | Apostolic Administration of European Russia {Russia Europea} (Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia) | Territory Lost | Apostolic Administration of Caucaso, Armenia | Erected |
| 30 Dec | Delegation to Pacific Ocean | Established | Nunciature to Marshall Islands, Pacific (Oceania) | Established |
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