Roman Catholic Diocese of Naha

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The Diocese of Naha[1] (Latin: Dioecesis Nahana, Japanese: カトリック那覇教区) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Nagasaki 長崎, in southern Japan.

Diocese of Naha

Dioecesis Nahana

カトリック那覇教区
Location
CountryJapan
TerritoryOkinawa
Ecclesiastical provinceNagasaki 長崎
MetropolitanNagasaki 長崎
Statistics
Area2,266 km2 (875 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
1,351,175
6,118 (0.5%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Established18 December 1972
CathedralCathedral of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in Naha, Okinawa
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopWayne Francis Berndt, OFMCap
Metropolitan ArchbishopPeter Michiaki Nakamura
Bishops emeritusBerard Toshio Oshikawa, OFMConv Bishop Emeritus (1997-2017)
Website
Website of the Diocese

Its cathedral episcopal see is the Cathedral of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (Kainan Church), located in the city of Naha (on and administrative capital of Okinawa).

History

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  • Established in 1947 as Apostolic Administration of Okinawa and the Southern Islands alias of (the) Ryukyus, an exempt missionary pre-diocesan jurisdiction, on territory split off from the then Apostolic Prefecture of Kagoshima 鹿児島 (now a diocese in the same province).
  • Promoted on December 18, 1972 as Diocese of Naha, after its see.

Ordinaries

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All Roman Rite, members of a Latin congregation

Apostolic Administrators of Okinawa and the Southern Islands
  • Apollinaris William Baumgartner (アポリナリス・バウムガートナー), OFMCap (1947 – 1949), titular bishop of Joppe (Jaffa) (1945.08.25 – 1965.10.14) and apostolic vicar of Guam (1945.08.25 – 1965.10.14), later Bishop of Agaña (Guam) (1965.10.14 – 1970.12.18)
  • Felix Ley, OFMCap (1949 – 23 January 1972), titular bishop of Caput Cilla (12 March 1968 – 23 January 1972)
Suffragan Bishops of Naha

See also

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References

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