Roman Catholic Diocese of Naha

Diocese of Naha Dioecesis Nahanus カトリック那覇教区
Location
Country	Japan
Metropolitan	Nagasaki 長崎
Statistics
Area	2,266 km2 (875 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 1,351,175 6,118 (0.5%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	開南教会 (Immaculate Heart Cathedral (Kainan))
Current leadership
Bishop	Berard Toshio Oshikawa, O.F.M. Conv.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Naha (Latin: Nahan(us), Japanese: カトリック那覇教区) is a diocese located in the city of Naha in the Ecclesiastical province of Nagasaki 長崎 in Japan.

History

• 1947: Established as Apostolic Administration of Okinawa and the Southern Islands/Ryukyus
• Felix Ley, bishop
• December 18, 1972: Promoted as Diocese of Naha

Leadership

• Bishops of Naha (Roman rite)
• Peter Baptist Tadamaro Ishigami, (ペトロ・バプティスタ石神忠真郎), O.F.M. Cap. (18 Dec 1972 - 24 Jan 1997)
• Berard Toshio Oshikawa, (ベラルド押川壽夫), O.F.M. Conv. (24 Jan 1997 - )

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Japan

Sources

• Giga-Catholic Information
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Diocese website

External links

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

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