Roman Catholic Diocese of Nagoya

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Diocese of Nagoya
名古屋
Dioecesis Nagoyaensis

Statistics
Country:	Japan
Metropolitan:	Osaka 大阪
Rite:	Latin Rite
Area:	28,486 km²
Population:   Total:   Catholics:	12,409,860 (2004) 25,380 (0.2%)
Cathedral:	布池教会 (Nunoike Church)
Ordinaries
Bishop:	Augustinus Jun-ichi Nomura

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

Contents 1 History 2 Leadership 3 See also 4 Source

[edit] 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

[edit] 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)

[edit] See also

• Roman Catholicism in Japan

[edit] Source

• Giga-Catholic Information
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Diocese website