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| 4 Jul | Diocese of Botucatu, Brazil (Apiahy, Iporanga, Xiririca, Iguap�, Canan�a, Iacupiranga, Luqui�, and Prainha)
Archdiocese of S�o Paulo, Brazil (Nossa Senhora �o Rosario em Santos, Sagrado Cora��o de Maria em Santos, S. Antonio do Embar� em Santos, S. Antonio do Vallongo em Santos, S. Vicente, and Concei��o de Itanhaen) Diocese of Taubat�, Sao Paulo, Brazil (Ubatuba, Caraguatatuba, Villa Bella, and S. Sebasti�o) | Territory�Lost | Diocese of Santos, Sao Paulo, Brazil | Erected |
| 4 Jul | Diocese of Botucatu, Brazil (Sorocaba, Porto Felix, Campo Largo, Piedade, Pilar, S. Miguel Archanjo, Sarapuhy, Itapetininga, Tatuhy, Cesario Large, Bella Vista de Taiuhy, Bufete, Pereiras, Conchas, Guarehy, Angatuba^ Laranjal, Boituva, Cerquilho, Tiet�, Anhemby, Bury, Itabera, ...) | Territory�Lost | Diocese of Sorocaba, Brazil | Erected |
| 4 Jul | Diocese of Porto Nacional, Tocatins, Brazil | Territory�Lost | Territorial Prelature of Bananal, Brazil | Erected |
| 25 Jul | Diocese of Goi�s, Brazil (Northern region) | Territory�Lost | Territorial Prelature of S�o Jos� de Alto Tocantins, Brazil | Erected |
| 8 Aug | Vicariate Apostolic of Laos (Stung-Treng, Cambodia) | Territory�Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Cambogia | Territory�Added |
| 25 Sep | Mission "Sui Iuris" of Valdivia, Chile | Elevated | Apostolic Administration of Valdivia, Chile | Elevated |
| 17 Oct | Diocese of Lausanne et Gen�ve, Switzerland | Name�Changed | Diocese of Lausanne, Gen�ve et Fribourg (Freiburg), Switzerland | Name�Changed |
| 29 Oct | Diocese of Beograd (-Smederevo), Serbia | Elevated | Archdiocese of Beograd (-Smederevo), Serbia | Elevated |
| 29 Oct | Archdiocese of Skopje, North Macedonia | Elevated | Diocese of Skopje, North Macedonia (Archdiocese to Diocese) | Elevated |
| 1 Nov | Archdiocese of Riga, Latvia | Territory�Lost | Apostolic Administration of Estonia | Erected |
| 11 Nov | Archdiocese of La Plata o Charcas, Bolivia (Oruro) | Territory�Lost | Diocese of Oruro, Bolivia | Erected |
| 11 Nov | Archdiocese of La Plata o Charcas, Bolivia (Potos�) | Territory�Lost | Diocese of Potos�, Bolivia | Erected |
| 11 Nov | Archdiocese of La Plata o Charcas, Bolivia (Tarija) | Territory�Lost | Diocese of Tarija, Bolivia | Erected |
| 11 Nov | Archdiocese of La Plata o Charcas, Bolivia | Name�Changed | Archdiocese of Sucre, Bolivia | Name�Changed |
| 15 Nov | Diocese of Saint John in New Brunswick, New Brunswick, Canada | Name�Changed | Diocese of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada | Name�Changed |
| 19 Nov | Diocese of Augsburg, Germany (Garbertshausen) | Territory�Lost | Archdiocese of M�nchen und Freising {Munich}, Germany | Territory�Added |
| 21 Nov | Diocese of Puerto Rico (Porto Rico) (Adjuntas, Aguada, Aguadilla, Aibonito, A�asco, Arroyo, Gu�nica, Barranquitas, Cabo Bojo, Coamo, Guayama, Guayanilla, Hormigueros, Las Marias, Jayuya, Juana Diaz , Lajas, Maricao, Manuabo, Mayaguez, Moca, Patillas, Pe�uelas, Ponce, Rinc�n, Sabana Grande...) | Territory�Lost | Diocese of Ponce, Puerto Rico | Erected |
| 21 Nov | Diocese of Puerto Rico (Porto Rico)
Diocese of Roseau, Dominica, Antilles (Virgin Islands) | Name�Changed | Diocese of San Juan de Puerto Rico | Name�Changed |
| 22 Nov | Archdiocese of Michoac�n, M�xico | Name�Changed | Archdiocese of Morelia, Michoac�n, M�xico | Name�Changed |
| 22 Nov | Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle, England, Great Britain (Westmorland and Cumberland)
Archdiocese of Liverpool, England, Great Britain (Northern part) | Territory�Lost | Diocese of Lancaster, England, Great Britain | Erected |
| 3 Dec | Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Tonking {Tonkino Settentrionale}, Viet Nam | Name�Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Bac Ninh, Viet Nam | Name�Changed |
| 3 Dec | Vicariate Apostolic of Eastern Siam {Siam Orientale}, Thailand | Name�Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Bangkok, Thailand | Name�Changed |
| 3 Dec | Vicariate Apostolic of Central Tonking {Tonkino Centrale}, Viet Nam | Name�Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of B�i Chu, Viet Nam | Name�Changed |
| 3 Dec | Vicariate Apostolic of Southern Hunan {Hu-Nan Meridionale}, China | Name�Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Changsha [Changsha], China | Name�Changed |
| 3 Dec | Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Hunan {Hu-Nan Settentrionale}, China | Name�Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Changteh [Changde], China | Name�Changed |
| 3 Dec | Vicariate Apostolic of Western Honan {Ho-Nan Occidentale}, China | Name�Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Chengchow [Zhengzhou], China | Name�Changed |
| 3 Dec | Vicariate Apostolic of Southwestern Chi-Li {Ce-Li Meridio-Occidentale}, China | Name�Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Chengtingfu [Zhengding], China | Name�Changed |
| 3 Dec | Vicariate Apostolic of Northwestern Szechwan {Se-Ciuen Settentrionale-Occidentale}, China | Name�Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Chengtu [Chengdu], China | Name�Changed |
| 3 Dec | Vicariate Apostolic of Eastern Szechwan {Se-Ciuen Orientale}, China | Name�Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Chungking [Chongqing], China | Name�Changed |
| 3 Dec | Vicariate Apostolic of Southern Shensi {Scen-Si Meridionale}, China | Name�Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Hanchung [Hanzhong] (Hanchungfu), China | Name�Changed |
| 3 Dec | Vicariate Apostolic of Western Chekiang {Ce-Kiam Occidentale}, China | Name�Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Hangchow [Hangzhou], China | Name�Changed |
| 3 Dec | Vicariate Apostolic of Eastern Tonking {Tonkino Orientale}, Viet Nam | Name�Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Hai Ph�ng, Viet Nam | Name�Changed |
| 3 Dec | Vicariate Apostolic of Western Tonking {Tonkino Occidentale}, Viet Nam | Name�Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of H� N�i, Viet Nam | Name�Changed |
| 3 Dec | Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Cochin {Cocincina Settentrionale}, Viet Nam | Name�Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Hu�, Viet Nam | Name�Changed |
| 3 Dec | Vicariate Apostolic of Upper Tonking {Tonkino Superiore}, Viet Nam | Name�Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Hung Ho�, Viet Nam | Name�Changed |
| 3 Dec | Vicariate Apostolic of Southwestern Hupeh {Hu-P� Occiduo-Meridionale}, China | Name�Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Ichang [Yichang], China | Name�Changed |
| 3 Dec | Vicariate Apostolic of Eastern Mongolia {Mongolia Orientale}, China | Name�Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Jehol [Jinzhou], China | Name�Changed |
| 3 Dec | Vicariate Apostolic of Eastern Honan {Ho-Nan Orientale}, China | Name�Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Kaifeng [Kaifeng] (Kaifengfu), China | Name�Changed |
| 3 Dec | Vicariate Apostolic of Kingan, China | Name�Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Kianfu, China | Name�Changed |
| 3 Dec | Vicariate Apostolic of Thibet, China | Name�Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Tatsienlu, China | Name�Changed |
| 3 Dec | Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Manchuria {Manciuria Settentrionale}, China | Name�Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Kirin [Jilin], China | Name�Changed |
| 3 Dec | Vicariate Apostolic of Kuiceu (Kweichow), China | Name�Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Kweyang [Guiyang] (Kweiyang), China | Name�Changed |
| 3 Dec | Vicariate Apostolic of Western Kansu {Kansu Occidentale}, China | Name�Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Lanchowfu, China | Name�Changed |
| 3 Dec | Vicariate Apostolic of Northwestern Hupeh {Hu-P� Occiduo-Settentrionale}, China | Name�Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Laohokow [Laohekou], China | Name�Changed |
| 3 Dec | Vicariate Apostolic of Southern Shansi {Scian-Si Meridionale}, China | Name�Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Luanfu, China | Name�Changed |
| 3 Dec | Vicariate Apostolic of Southern Manchuria {Manciuria Meridionale}, China | Name�Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Moukden, China | Name�Changed |
| 3 Dec | Vicariate Apostolic of Kiou-Kiang, China | Name�Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Nanchang [Nanchang], China | Name�Changed |
| 3 Dec | Vicariate Apostolic of Kuamsi, China | Name�Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Nanning [Nanning], China | Name�Changed |
| 3 Dec | Vicariate Apostolic of Southern Honan {Ho-Nan Meridionale}, China | Name�Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Nanyang [Nanyang], China | Name�Changed |
| 3 Dec | Vicariate Apostolic of Eastern Chekiang {Ce-Kiam Orientale}, China | Name�Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Ningpo [Ningbo], China | Name�Changed |
| 3 Dec | Vicariate Apostolic of Kienchang, China | Name�Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Ningy�anfu, China | Name�Changed |
| 3 Dec | Vicariate Apostolic of Western Kwangtung and Hainan {Kuangtong Occidentale et Hainan}, China | Name�Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Pakhoi [Beihai], China | Name�Changed |
| 3 Dec | Vicariate Apostolic of Central Chi-Li {Ce-Li Centrale}, China | Name�Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Paotingfu, China | Name�Changed |
| 3 Dec | Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Chi-Li {Ce-Li Settentrionale} o Pe-Kin, China | Name�Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Peking [Beijing], China | Name�Changed |
| 3 Dec | Vicariate Apostolic of Coastal Tonking {Tonkino Marittimo}, Viet Nam | Name�Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Ph�t Di�m, Viet Nam | Name�Changed |
| 3 Dec | Vicariate Apostolic of Eastern Cochin {Cocincina Orientale}, Viet Nam | Name�Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Quinhon, Viet Nam | Name�Changed |
| 3 Dec | Vicariate Apostolic of Central Shensi/Chensi {Scen-Si Centrale}, China | Name�Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Sianfu, China | Name�Changed |
| 3 Dec | Vicariate Apostolic of Southeastern Chi-Li {Ce-Li Meridio-Orientale}, China | Name�Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Sienhsien [Xianxian] (Siensien), China | Name�Changed |
| 3 Dec | Vicariate Apostolic of Tchagar, China | Name�Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Siwantze [Chongli-Xiwanzi], China | Name�Changed |
| 3 Dec | Vicariate Apostolic of Southern Szechwan {Se-Ciuen Meridionale}, China | Name�Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Suifu [Yibin], China | Name�Changed |
| 3 Dec | Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Shansi {Scian-Si Settentrionale}, China | Name�Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Taiy�anfu, China | Name�Changed |
| 3 Dec | Vicariate Apostolic of Western Cochin {Cocincina Occidentale}, Viet Nam | Name�Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Saigon, Viet Nam | Name�Changed |
| 3 Dec | Vicariate Apostolic of Coastal Chi-Li {Ce-Li Marittimo}, China | Name�Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Tientsin [Tianjin], China | Name�Changed |
| 3 Dec | Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Shantung {Scian-Ton Settentrionale}, China | Name�Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Tsinanfu, China | Name�Changed |
| 3 Dec | Vicariate Apostolic of Eastern Kansu {Kansu Orientale}, China | Name�Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Tsinchow [Tianshui], China | Name�Changed |
| 3 Dec | Vicariate Apostolic of Southern Tonking {Tonkino Meridionale}, Viet Nam | Name�Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Vinh, Viet Nam | Name�Changed |
| 3 Dec | Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Honan {Ho-Nan Settentrionale}, China
Vicariate Apostolic of Nganhoei, China | Name�Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Weihweifu, China
Vicariate Apostolic of Wuhu [Wuhu], China | Name�Changed |
| 3 Dec | Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Shensi {Scen-Si Settentrionale}, China | Name�Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Yenanfu, China | Name�Changed |
| 3 Dec | Vicariate Apostolic of Southern Shantung {Scian-Ton Meridionale}, China | Name�Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Yenchowfu, China | Name�Changed |
| 3 Dec | Vicariate Apostolic of Eastern Chi-Li {Ce-Li Orientale}, China | Name�Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Y�ngpingfu, China | Name�Changed |
| 3 Dec | Vicariate Apostolic of Cambogia | Name�Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Phnom-Penh, Cambodia | Name�Changed |
| 3 Dec | Vicariate Apostolic of Eastern Shantung {Scian-Ton Orientale}, China | Name�Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Chefoo, China | Name�Changed |
| 3 Dec | Vicariate Apostolic of Y�nnan, China | Name�Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Y�nnanfu, China | Name�Changed |
| 3 Dec | Mission "Sui Iuris" of Outer Mongolia, Mongolia | Name�Changed | Mission "Sui Iuris" of Urga, Mongolia | Name�Changed |
| 5 Dec | Vicariate Apostolic of Natal, South Africa (Welbedacht, Mariannhill, and Darreho�k) | Territory�Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Mariannhill, South Africa | Territory�Added |
| 12 Dec | Vicariate Apostolic of North Carolina, USA | Territory�Lost | Diocese of Raleigh, North Carolina, USA (Entire state of North Carolina) | Erected |
| 19 Dec | Archdiocese of Managua, Nicaragua (Matagalpa and Jinotega) | Territory�Lost | Diocese of Matagalpa, Nicaragua | Erected |
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