| Date | Country | Change |
| 1891 | Apostolic Vicariate of Arizona lost territory to Diocese of Dallas | |
| 1891.01.27 | Apostolic Vicariate of Utah was promoted as Diocese of Salt Lake | |
| 1891.03.13 | Apostolic Prefecture of Sahara and Sudan was promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Sahara and Sudan | |
| 1891.04.17 | Apostolic Prefecture of Hakodate 函館 was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Japan 日本北緯) | |
| 1891.05.29 | Apostolic Prefecture of Indian Territory was promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Indian Territory | |
| 1891.05.29 | Diocese of Leavenworth was renamed as Diocese of Kansas City, Kansas | |
| 1891.06.04 | Apostolic Vicariate of Saskatchewan was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Saint-Boniface and became suffragan of Saint-Boniface) | |
| 1891.06.15 | Apostolic Prefecture of Hakodate 函館 was promoted as Diocese of Hakodate 函館 (became suffragan of Tokyo 東京) | |
| 1891.06.15 | Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Japan 日本南緯 was promoted as Diocese of Nagasaki 長崎 (became suffragan of Tokyo 東京) | |
| 1891.06.15 | Apostolic Vicariate of Central Japan 日本中部 was promoted as Diocese of Osaka 大阪 (became suffragan of Tokyo 東京) | |
| 1891.06.15 | Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Japan 日本北緯 was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Tokyo 東京 (with suffragan sees Hakodate 函館, Nagasaki 長崎 and Osaka 大阪) | |
| 1891.06.23 | Diocese of Antequera was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Antequera (with suffragan sees Chiapas, Tabasco, Tehuantepec and Yucatán and lost territory to establish Diocese of Tehuantepec) | |
| 1891.06.23 | Diocese of Chihuahua was established (from Diocese of Durango and became suffragan of Durango) | |
| 1891.06.23 | Diocese of Cuernavaca was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of México and became suffragan of México) | |
| 1891.06.23 | Diocese of Durango was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Durango (with suffragan sees Chihuahua, Sinaloa, Sonora and California Inferiore and lost territory to establish Diocese of Chihuahua) | |
| 1891.06.23 | Diocese of Linares was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Linares (with suffragan sees Ciudad Victoria–Tamaulipas and Saltillo and lost territory to establish Diocese of Saltillo) | |
| 1891.06.23 | Diocese of Saltillo was established (from Diocese of Linares and became suffragan of Linares) | |
| 1891.06.23 | Diocese of Tehuantepec was established (from Diocese of Antequera and became suffragan of Antequera) | |
| 1891.06.23 | Diocese of Tepic was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Guadalajara and became suffragan of Guadalajara) |
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