| Date | From | To | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| unknown | Delegation to Northern Africa | Suppressed | ||
| 1 Jan | Archdiocese of Goa e Dam�o, India (No longer a metropolitan) | Elevated | ||
| 1 Jan | Diocese of Macau, China (from Goa e Dam�o) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 1 Jan | Diocese of D�li, Timor-Leste (from Goa e Dam�o) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 15 Jan | Nunciature to Morocco | Established | ||
| 15 Jan | Territorial Prelature of Cristal�ndia, Goias, Brazil (Arapoema) | Territory Lost | Territorial Prelature of Tocantin�polis, Tocatins, Brazil | Territory Added |
| 17 Jan | Diocese of Capiz, Philippines (Aklan) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Kalibo, Philippines | Erected |
| 17 Jan | Diocese of Capiz, Philippines | Elevated | Archdiocese of Capiz, Philippines | Elevated |
| 17 Jan | Diocese of Romblon, Philippines (from Jaro) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 20 Jan | Diocese of Kisumu, Kenya (Nandi (except Tindinyo Compound)) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Eldoret, Kenya | Territory Added |
| 24 Jan | Diocese of Belgaum, India (North Kanara (Uttara Kannada)) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Karwar, India | Erected |
| 1 Mar | Prefecture Apostolic of La Paz en la Baja California Sur, M�xico | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of La Paz en la Baja California Sur, M�xico | Elevated |
| 1 Mar | Diocese of Arecibo, Puerto Rico
Diocese of Ponce, Puerto Rico | Territory Lost | Diocese of Mayag�ez, Puerto Rico (Mayaguez, Aguadilla, Aguada, Moca, San Sebasti�n, Rinc�n, A�asco, Las Mar�as, Maricao, Hormiguero, San Germ�n, Cabo Rojo, Lajas, and Sabana Grande) | Erected |
| 1 Mar | Diocese of Arecibo, Puerto Rico (Toa Alta and Dorado) | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of San Juan de Puerto Rico | Territory Added |
| 1 Mar | Diocese of Arecibo, Puerto Rico (Jayuya, La Milagrosa en Cata�er or Bartolo-Gata�er (in Lares), and Ni�o de Praga or Misi�n Noel (in Yillalba)) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Ponce, Puerto Rico | Territory Added |
| 1 Mar | Diocese of Caguas, Puerto Rico (Guayama, Arroyo, and Patillas) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Ponce, Puerto Rico | Territory Added |
| 6 Mar | Territorial Prelature of Coronel Oviedo, Paraguay | Elevated | Diocese of Coronel Oviedo, Paraguay | Elevated |
| 13 Mar | Diocese of Northampton, England, Great Britain (Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, and Suffolk) | Territory Lost | Diocese of East Anglia, England, Great Britain | Erected |
| 17 Mar | Territorial Prelature of Camet�, Para, Brazil (Itupiranga) | Territory Lost | Territorial Prelature of Marab�, Para, Brazil | Territory Added |
| 24 Mar | Archdiocese of Los Angeles, California, USA (Orange) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Orange in California, USA | Erected |
| 27 Mar | Territorial Prelature of Cristal�ndia, Goias, Brazil (Couto Magalbaes)
Territorial Prelature of Marab�, Para, Brazil (Concei��o do Araguaia and Santana do Araguaia) | Territory Lost | Territorial Prelature of Sant�ssima Concei��o do Araguaia, Para, Brazil | Erected |
| 27 Mar | Diocese of San Isidro, Argentina
Diocese of San Nicol�s de los Arroyos, Argentina | Territory Lost | Diocese of Z�rate-Campana, Argentina | Erected |
| 8 Apr | Diocese of Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil (S�o Manoel de Mutum and Nossa Senhora da Penha in Pocrane) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Caratinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil | Territory Added |
| 8 Apr | Diocese of Caratinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil (Engenheiro Caldas, Sobr�lia, and Fernandes Tourinho) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil | Territory Added |
| 10 Apr | Archdiocese of Kabgayi, Rwanda (Kigali) | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Kigali, Rwanda | Erected |
| 10 Apr | Archdiocese of Kabgayi, Rwanda | Elevated | Diocese of Kabgayi, Rwanda (Metropolitan to Diocese) | Elevated |
| 10 Apr | Diocese of Butare, Rwanda (from Kabgayi) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 10 Apr | Diocese of Kibungo, Rwanda (from Kabgayi) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 10 Apr | Diocese of Nyundo, Rwanda (from Kabgayi) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 10 Apr | Diocese of Ruhengeri, Rwanda (from Kabgayi) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 24 Apr | Diocese of San Juan de la Maguana, Dominican Republic (Barahona, Bahoruco, Independencia, and Pedernales) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Barahona, Dominican Republic | Erected |
| 28 Apr | Delegation to Nigeria | Elevated | Nunciature to Nigeria | Elevated |
| 29 Apr | Archdiocese of Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil (Limeira, Iracem�polis, Americana, Nova Odessa, Conchai, Artur Nogueira, Cosm�polis, Araras, Lerne, Santa Cruz da Conceic�o, Pirassununga, Porto Ferreira, and Descalvado)
Diocese of Piracicaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil (Cordeir�polis and Anal�ndia) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Limeira, Sao Paulo, Brazil | Erected |
| 2 May | Prefecture Apostolic of Spanish Sahara {Sahara Espa�ol}, Western Sahara | Name Changed | Prefecture Apostolic of Western Sahara {Sahara Occiental} | Name Changed |
| 12 May | Nunciature to Cape Verde | Established | ||
| 18 May | Vicariate Apostolic of Canelos, Ecuador | Name Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Puyo, Ecuador | Name Changed |
| 31 May | Vicariate Apostolic of Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia | Elevated | Diocese of Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia | Elevated |
| 31 May | Vicariate Apostolic of Kuching, Malaysia | Elevated | Archdiocese of Kuching, Malaysia | Elevated |
| 31 May | Vicariate Apostolic of Miri, Malaysia | Elevated | Diocese of Miri, Malaysia | Elevated |
| 31 May | Archdiocese of Hyderabad, India (Mahbubnagar)
Diocese of Warangal, India (Nalgonda) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Nalgonda, India | Erected |
| 12 Jun | Territorial Prelature of Cotabato, Philippines | Territory Lost | Territorial Prelature of Kidapawan, Philippines | Erected |
| 12 Jun | Territorial Prelature of Cotabato, Philippines (Maguindanao and Sultan Sa Kudurat) | Elevated | Diocese of Cotabato, Philippines | Elevated |
| 14 Jun | Delegation to Ghana | Elevated | Nunciature to Ghana | Elevated |
| 19 Jun | Diocese of Avellaneda, Argentina (Quilmes, Berazategui, and Florencio V�rela) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Quilmes, Argentina | Erected |
| 21 Jun | Archdiocese of L’Aquila, Italy (Borgovelino, Calcariola, Canetra, Cantalice (care of: S. Andrm, S. Michele, S. Maria, S. Liberato), Casette, Castel S. Angelo, Castel S. Angelo-Vasche, Cittaducale, Collerinaldo, Grotti, Lisciano, Lugano, Micciani, Mozza, Paterno, Pendenza, Ponte, ...) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Rieti (-S. Salvatore Maggiore), Italy | Territory Added |
| 21 Jun | Diocese of Rieti (-S. Salvatore Maggiore), Italy (Aringo, Busci, Gapitignano, Castiglione, Gabbia, Gampotost'o, Cesaproba, Mara�a, Maseioni, Montereale, Ortolano, Pago Pellescritta, Poggio Cancelli, S. Giovanni Paganica, S. Lucia, S. Pietro in Sivignano, S. Vittoria, Sivignano, Verrico, and Ville di Fano) | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of L’Aquila, Italy | Territory Added |
| 26 Jun | Archdiocese of Spoleto, Italy (S. Donato in Leonessa, Ocre, Pianezza, S. Angelo in Trigillo, S. Paolo e S. Pietro in Terzone, Vallunga, Villa Bigioni, and Ville del Piano) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Rieti (-S. Salvatore Maggiore), Italy | Territory Added |
| 26 Jun | Diocese of Norcia, Italy (Trimezzo in Gittareale) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Rieti (-S. Salvatore Maggiore), Italy | Territory Added |
| 26 Jun | Diocese of Terni e Narni, Italy (S. Eleutherio in Moggio Reatino) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Rieti (-S. Salvatore Maggiore), Italy | Territory Added |
| 28 Jun | Apostolic Exarchate of United States of America (Melkite Greek) | Territory Lost | Eparchy of Newton (Our Lady of the Annunciation in Boston) (Melkite Greek), USA | Erected |
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