| Date | Country | Change |
| 1890 | Titular Episcopal See of Tanasia was suppressed | |
| 1890 | Titular Episcopal See of Giovanni S. d’Acri (Maronite Rite) was suppressed | |
| 1890 | Titular Archiepiscopal See of Constantia antea Tomi was restored | |
| 1890 | Titular Episcopal See of Remesiana was restored | |
| 1890 | Titular Episcopal See of Obba was restored | |
| 1890 | Titular Episcopal See of Vaga was restored | |
| 1890 | Titular Metropolitan See of Antiochia was restored | |
| 1890 | Titular Metropolitan See of Synnadæ was restored | |
| 1890 | Titular Episcopal See of Teja was renamed as Titular Episcopal See of Teos | |
| 1890.01.21 | Diocese of Alexandria in America was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kingston and became suffragan of Kingston) | |
| 1890.03.18 | Apostolic Prefecture of Cameroun was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Deux Guinées) | |
| 1890.03.18 | Apostolic Vicariate of Deux Guinées was renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Gabon (lost territory to establish Apostolic Prefecture of Cameroun) | |
| 1890.06.17 | Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Shanxi 山西北境 was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Shanxi 山西) | |
| 1890.06.17 | Apostolic Vicariate of Shanxi 山西 was renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Shanxi 山西南境 (lost territory to establish Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Shanxi 山西北境) | |
| 1890.07 | Mission sui juris of Rajputana was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Agra) | |
| 1890.07.08 | Diocese of Trebinje–Mrkan was suppressed (to Diocese of Mostar–Duvno and united to Diocese of Mostar–Duvno) | |
| 1890.07.15 | Diocese of Dallas was established (from Diocese of Galveston and became suffragan of New Orleans) | |
| 1890.09.02 | Apostolic Vicariate of British Columbia was promoted as Diocese of New Westminster (became suffragan of Saint-Boniface) | |
| 1890.09.04 | Metropolitan Archdiocese of Urmyā (Chaldean Rite) was restored (with suffragan see Salmas) | |
| 1890.10.14 | Apostolic Vicariate of Congo français was renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Bas-Congo français (lost territory to establish Apostolic Vicariate of Haut-Congo français) | |
| 1890.10.14 | Apostolic Vicariate of Haut-Congo français was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Congo français) | |
| 1890.12.08 | Apostolic Vicariate of New Britain was renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of New Pomerania | |
| 1890.12.30 | Diocese of Sapë lost territory to Territorial Abbacy of Shën Llezhri i Oroshit |
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