Roman Catholic Diocese of Naha

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Diocese of Naha
那覇
Dioecesis Nahanus
Statistics
Country: Japan
Metropolitan: Nagasaki 長崎
Rite: Latin Rite
Area: 2,266 km²
Population:
  Total:
  Catholics:
1,351,175 (2004)
6,118 (0.5%)
Cathedral: 開南教会
(Immaculate Heart Cathedral (Kainan))
Ordinaries
Bishop: Berard Toshio Oshikawa, O.F.M. Conv.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Naha {Latin: Nahan(us), Japanese: 那覇 } is a diocese located in the city of Naha in the Ecclesiastical province of Nagasaki 長崎 in Japan.

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[edit] History

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

[edit] Leadership

  • Bishops of Naha (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Berard Toshio Oshikawa (ベラルド押川壽夫), O.F.M. Conv. (since 1997.01.24)
    • Bishop Peter Baptist Tadamaro Ishigami (ペトロ・バプティスタ石神忠真郎), O.F.M. Cap. (1972.12.18 – 1997.01.24)
  • Apostolic Administrators of Okinawa and the Southern Islands (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Félix Ley (フェリックス・レイ), O.F.M. Cap. (1949 – 1972.01.23)

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