| Date | Country | Change |
| 1960 | Titular Metropolitan See of Larissa in Thracia was renamed as Titular Metropolitan See of Larissa in Thessalia | |
| 1960 | Titular Archiepiscopal See of Nisibis (Maronite Rite) was established | |
| 1960.01.12 | Diocese of Mangalore lost territory to Diocese of Calicut | |
| 1960.01.16 | Diocese of Brasília was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Goiânia and without ecclesiastical province) | |
| 1960.01.16 | Diocese of Presidente Prudente was established (from Diocese of Assis and became suffragan of Botucatu) | |
| 1960.01.16 | Diocese of São João da Boa Vista was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ribeirão Preto and became suffragan of Ribeirão Preto) | |
| 1960.01.20 | Apostolic Prefecture of Ilorin was established (from Diocese of Ondo) | |
| 1960.02.19 | Abbacy nullius of New Norcia lost territory to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Perth | |
| 1960.02.29 | Diocese of Golfe Saint-Laurent was renamed as Diocese of Hauterive | |
| 1960.03.01 | Apostolic Prefecture of Dapango was established (from Diocese of Sokodé) | |
| 1960.03.25 | Apostolic Vicariate of Thare was renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Thare and Nonseng | |
| 1960.03.26 | Diocese of Niterói was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Niterói (with suffragan sees Campos, Nova Friburgo and Petrópolis and lost territory to establish Diocese of Nova Friburgo) | |
| 1960.03.26 | Diocese of Nova Friburgo was established (from Diocese of Campos, Diocese of Niterói and Diocese of Valença and became suffragan of Niterói) | |
| 1960.03.26 | Diocese of Nova Iguaçu was established (from Diocese of Barra do Piraí and Diocese of Petrópolis and became suffragan of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro) | |
| 1960.03.26 | Abbacy nullius of Belmont–Mary Help of Christians lost territory to Diocese of Raleigh | |
| 1960.04.11 | Metropolitan Archdiocese of Rangoon lost territory to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ranchi | |
| 1960.04.13 | Diocese of Lyallpur was established (from Diocese of Multan and became suffragan of Karachi) | |
| 1960.04.25 | Diocese of Morombe was established (from Diocese of Morondava and became suffragan of Fianarantsoa) | |
| 1960.04.30 | Diocese of Aracaju was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Aracaju (with suffragan sees Estância and Propriá and lost territory to establish Diocese of Estância and Diocese of Propriá) | |
| 1960.04.30 | Diocese of Estância was established (from Diocese of Aracaju and became suffragan of Aracaju) | |
| 1960.04.30 | Diocese of Propriá was established (from Diocese of Aracaju and became suffragan of Aracaju) | |
| 1960.04.30 | Territorial Prelature of Illapel was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of La Serena and Diocese of San Felipe and became suffragan of La Serena) | |
| 1960.04.30 | Diocese of Texcoco was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of México and became suffragan of México) | |
| 1960.04.30 | Diocese of Arecibo was established (from Diocese of Ponce and Diocese of San Juan de Puerto Rico and became suffragan of San Juan de Puerto Rico) | |
| 1960.04.30 | Diocese of San Juan de Puerto Rico was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of San Juan de Puerto Rico (with suffragan sees Arecibo, Ponce and Virgin Islands and lost territory to establish Diocese of Arecibo and Territorial Prelature of Virgin Islands) | |
| 1960.04.30 | Territorial Prelature of Virgin Islands was established (from Diocese of San Juan de Puerto Rico and became suffragan of San Juan de Puerto Rico) | |
| 1960.05.10 | Apostolic Vicariate of El Obeid was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Khartoum) | |
| 1960.05.21 | Diocese of São João del Rei was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Mariana, Diocese of Campanha and Diocese of Juiz de Fora and became suffragan of Mariana) | |
| 1960.05.21 | Diocese of Kisii was established (from Diocese of Kisumu and became suffragan of Nairobi) | |
| 1960.05.28 | Diocese of Fort Wayne was renamed as Diocese of Fort Wayne–South Bend | |
| 1960.05.31 | Diocese of Segorbe was renamed as Diocese of Segorbe–Castellón de la Plana (gained territory from Diocese of Tortosa and lost territory to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Valencia) | |
| 1960.05.31 | Diocese of Tortosa lost territory to Diocese of Segorbe–Castellón de la Plana | |
| 1960.06.20 | Diocese of Ipamu was renamed as Diocese of Idiofa | |
| 1960.06.21 | Diocese of Bukoba was established (from the suppressed Diocese of Rutabo and became suffragan of Tabora) | |
| 1960.06.21 | Diocese of Bukoba was renamed as Diocese of Rulenge | |
| 1960.06.21 | Diocese of Rutabo was suppressed (to establish Diocese of Bukoba) | |
| 1960.06.25 | Diocese of Bagé was established (from Diocese of Pelotas and Diocese of Uruguaiana and became suffragan of Porto Alegre) | |
| 1960.06.25 | Diocese of Minas was established (from Diocese of Melo and became suffragan of Montevideo) | |
| 1960.06.28 | Diocese of Oturkpo was renamed as Diocese of Makurdi | |
| 1960.07.05 | Apostolic Vicariate of Bahama Islands was promoted as Diocese of Nassau (without ecclesiastical province) | |
| 1960.07.07 | Diocese of Beni in Congo was renamed as Diocese of Beni | |
| 1960.07.08 | Metropolitan Archdiocese of Palermo lost territory to Diocese of Piana degli Albanesi | |
| 1960.07.11 | Metropolitan Archdiocese of Köln lost territory to Diocese of Essen | |
| 1960.07.18 | Metropolitan Archdiocese of Córdoba lost territory to Diocese of Villa María | |
| 1960.07.22 | Apostolic Vicariate of France (Armenian Rite) was established | |
| 1960.07.22 | Apostolic Exarchate of France (Ukrainian Rite) was established | |
| 1960.08.02 | Territorial Prelature of Caacupé was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Asunción and Diocese of Concepción and became suffragan of Asunción) | |
| 1960.08.15 | Apostolic Administration of Burgenland was promoted as Diocese of Eisenstadt (became suffragan of Wien) | |
| 1960.10.22 | Diocese of Borongan was established (from Diocese of Calbayog and became suffragan of Cebu) | |
| 1960.10.22 | Diocese of Tacuarembó was established (from Diocese of Florida and became suffragan of Montevideo) | |
| 1960.10.24 | Diocese of Alquoch (Chaldean Rite) was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Baghdad and became suffragan of Babylon) | |
| 1960.11.10 | Apostolic Vicariate of San Gabriel de la Dolorosa del Marañón was renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Yurimaguas | |
| 1960.11.24 | Apostolic Vicariate of Bac Ninh was promoted as Diocese of Bac Ninh (became suffragan of Hà Nôi) | |
| 1960.11.24 | Apostolic Vicariate of Bùi Chu was promoted as Diocese of Bùi Chu (became suffragan of Hà Nôi) | |
| 1960.11.24 | Apostolic Vicariate of Cân Tho was promoted as Diocese of Cân Tho (lost territory to establish Diocese of Long Xuyên and became suffragan of Saigon) | |
| 1960.11.24 | Apostolic Vicariate of Hai Phòng was promoted as Diocese of Hai Phòng (became suffragan of Hà Nôi) | |
| 1960.11.24 | Apostolic Vicariate of Hung Hoá was promoted as Diocese of Hung Hoá (became suffragan of Hà Nôi) | |
| 1960.11.24 | Apostolic Vicariate of Huê was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Huê (with suffragan sees Kontum, Nha Trang and Quy Nhon) | |
| 1960.11.24 | Apostolic Vicariate of Hà Nôi was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Hà Nôi (with suffragan sees Bac Ninh, Bùi Chu, Hai Phòng, Hung Hoá, Lang Són et Cao Bang, Phát Diêm, Thái Bính, Thanh Hoá and Vinh) | |
| 1960.11.24 | Apostolic Vicariate of Kontum was promoted as Diocese of Kontum (lost territory to establish Diocese of Đà Lat and became suffragan of Huê) | |
| 1960.11.24 | Apostolic Vicariate of Lang Són et Cao Bang was promoted as Diocese of Lang Són et Cao Bang (became suffragan of Hà Nôi) | |
| 1960.11.24 | Diocese of Long Xuyên was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Cân Tho and became suffragan of Saigon) | |
| 1960.11.24 | Diocese of My Tho was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Saigon and became suffragan of Saigon) | |
| 1960.11.24 | Apostolic Vicariate of Nha Trang was promoted as Diocese of Nha Trang (became suffragan of Huê) | |
| 1960.11.24 | Apostolic Vicariate of Phát Diêm was promoted as Diocese of Phát Diêm (became suffragan of Hà Nôi) | |
| 1960.11.24 | Apostolic Vicariate of Quinhon was promoted as Diocese of Quy Nhon (became suffragan of Huê) | |
| 1960.11.24 | Apostolic Vicariate of Saigon was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Saigon (with suffragan sees Cân Tho, Đà Lat, Long Xuyên, My Tho and Vinh Long and lost territory to establish Diocese of Đà Lat and Diocese of My Tho) | |
| 1960.11.24 | Apostolic Vicariate of Thanh Hoá was promoted as Diocese of Thanh Hoá (became suffragan of Hà Nôi) | |
| 1960.11.24 | Apostolic Vicariate of Thái Bính was promoted as Diocese of Thái Bính (became suffragan of Hà Nôi) | |
| 1960.11.24 | Apostolic Vicariate of Vinh was promoted as Diocese of Vinh (became suffragan of Hà Nôi) | |
| 1960.11.24 | Apostolic Vicariate of Vinh Long was promoted as Diocese of Vinh Long (became suffragan of Saigon) | |
| 1960.11.24 | Diocese of Đà Lat was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Kontum and Apostolic Vicariate of Saigon and became suffragan of Saigon) | |
| 1960.11.27 | Diocese of Teófilo Otoni was established (from Diocese of Araçuaí and became suffragan of Diamantina) | |
| 1960.11.27 | Diocese of Ciudad Valles was established (from Diocese of Huejutla and Diocese of San Luis Potosí and became suffragan of Monterrey) | |
| 1960.12.05 | Diocese of Aterrado was renamed as Diocese of Luz | |
| 1960.12.17 | Territorial Prelature of São Raimundo Nonato was established (from Territorial Prelature of Bom Jesus do Piauí and became suffragan of Teresina) | |
| 1960.12.17 | Territorial Prelature of Marbel was established (from Territorial Prelature of Cotabato and became suffragan of Cagayan de Oro) | |
| 1960.12.17 | Diocese of Mercedes was established (from Diocese of Salto and Diocese of San José de Mayo and became suffragan of Montevideo) | |
| 1960.12.20 | Diocese of Ruhengeri was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kabgayi and Diocese of Nyundo and became suffragan of Kabgayi) |
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