Roman Catholic Diocese of Nagoya

Roman Catholic Diocese of Nagoya
Diocese of Nagoya
Dioecesis Nagoyaensis
カトリック名古屋教区
Location
Country Japan
Metropolitan Osaka 大阪
Statistics
Area 28,486 km2 (10,999 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
12,409,860
25,380 (0.2%)
Information
Rite Latin Rite
Cathedral 布池教会
(Nunoike Church)
Current leadership
Bishop Augustinus Jun-ichi Nomura
Nunoike Church, the Roman Catholic cathedral of Nagoya

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Nagoya (Latin: Nagoyën(sis), Japanese: カトリック名古屋教区) is a diocese located in the city of Nagoya in the Ecclesiastical province of Osaka 大阪 in Japan.

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History

  • February 18, 1922: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Nagoya from the Apostolic Prefecture of Niigata and Metropolitan Archdiocese of Tōkyō
  • April 16, 1962: Promoted as Diocese of Nagoya

Leadership

  • Bishops of Nagoya (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Augustinus Jun-ichi Nomura (アウグスチノ野村純一) (since 1993.04.05)
    • Bishop Aloysius Nobuo Soma (アロイジオ相馬信夫) (1969.06.26 – 1993.04.05)
    • Bishop Peter Magoshiro Matsuoka (ペトロ松岡孫四郎) (1962.04.16 – 1969.06.26)
  • Prefects Apostolic of Nagoya 名古屋 (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Peter Magoshiro Matsuoka (ペトロ松岡孫四郎) (1941 – 1962.04.16)
    • Fr. Joseph Reiners (ヨゼフ・ライネルス), S.V.D. (1922.02.18 – 1941)

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Coordinates: 35°10′22.24″N 136°55′26.00″E / 35.1728444°N 136.92389°E / 35.1728444; 136.92389