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.

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)

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Japan

Source

• Giga-Catholic Information
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Diocese website

External links

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

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

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