Roman Catholic Diocese of Kyoto

Diocese of Kyoto Dioecesis Kyotensis カトリック京都教区
Location
Country	Japan
Metropolitan	Osaka 大阪
Statistics
Area	18,095 km2 (6,987 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 7,314,195 19,198 (0.3%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	河原町教会 (Kawaramachi Church)
Current leadership
Bishop	Paul Yoshinao Otsuka

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kyoto (Latin: Kyoten(sis), Japanese: カトリック京都教区 ) is a diocese located in the city of Kyoto in the Ecclesiastical province of Osaka 大阪 in Japan.

History

• June 17, 1937: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Kyoto from the Diocese of Osaka
• July 12, 1951: Promoted as Diocese of Kyoto

Leadership

• Bishops of Kyoto(Roman rite)
  • Bishop Paul Yoshinao Otsuka (パウロ大塚喜直) (since 1997.03.03)
  • Bishop Raymond Ken’ichi Tanaka (ライムンド田中健一) (1976.07.08 – 1997.03.03)
  • Bishop Paul Yoshiyuki Furuya (パウロ古屋義之) (1951.07.12 – 1976.07.08)
• Prefects Apostolic of Kyoto 京都 (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Paul Yoshiyuki Furuya (パウロ古屋義之) (1940 – 1951.07.12)
  • Bishop Patrick Joseph Byrne (パトリック・バーン / 방 파트리치오), M.M. (1937.03.19 – 1940.10.10)

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Japan

Source

• Giga-Catholic Information
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Diocese website

External links

• http://www.cbcj.catholic.jp/jpn/diocese/kyoto.htm

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