Roman Catholic Diocese of Kyoto

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Diocese of Kyoto
京都
Dioecesis
Statistics
Country: Japan
Metropolitan: Osaka 大阪
Rite: Latin Rite
Area: 18,095 km²
Population:
  Total:
  Catholics:
7,314,195 (2004)
19,198 (0.3%)
Cathedral: 河原町教会
(Kawaramachi Church)
Ordinaries
Bishop: Paul Yoshinao Otsuka

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kyoto {Latin: Kyoten(sis), Japanese: 京都 } is a diocese located in the city of Kyoto in the Ecclesiastical province of Osaka 大阪 in Japan.

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[edit] History

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

[edit] 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)

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