Roman Catholicism in Japan

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The Roman Catholic Church in Japan is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome.

There are approximately 500,000 Catholics in Japan - just under 0.5% of the total population. There are 16 dioceses, including 3 archdioceses.

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[edit] Roman Catholic Dioceses in Japan

[edit] Metropolitan Province of Nagasaki

  • Ardiocese of Nagasaki
  • Diocese of Fukuoka
  • Diocese of Kagoshima
  • Diocese of Naha
  • Diocese of Oita

[edit] Metropolitan Province of Osaka

  • Archdiocese of Osaka
  • Diocese of Hiroshima
  • Diocese of Kyoto
  • Diocese of Nagoya
  • Diocese of Takamatsu

[edit] Metropolitan Province of Tokyo

  • Archdiocese of Tokyo
  • Diocese of Sapporo
  • Diocese of Sendai
  • Diocese of Yokohoma
  • Diocese of Niigata
  • Diocese of Saitama


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Roman Catholicism in Asia

Afghanistan · Armenia · Azerbaijan1 · Bahrain · Bangladesh · Bhutan · Brunei · Cambodia · China (People's Republic of China (Hong Kong • Macau) · Republic of China (Taiwan)) · Cyprus · East Timor · Georgia1 · India · Indonesia · Iran · Iraq · Israel (see also Palestinian territories) · Japan · Jordan · Kazakhstan1 · Korea (North Korea · South Korea) · Kuwait · Kyrgyzstan · Laos · Lebanon · Malaysia · Maldives · Mongolia · Myanmar · Nepal · Oman · Pakistan · Philippines · Qatar · Russia1 · Saudi Arabia · Singapore · Sri Lanka · Syria · Tajikistan · Thailand · Turkey1 · Turkmenistan · United Arab Emirates · Uzbekistan · Vietnam · Yemen

1 Has some territory in Europe.

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