Roman Catholic Diocese of Kyoto

Roman Catholic Diocese of Kyoto
Diocese of Kyoto
Dioecesis Kyotensis
カトリック京都教区
Location
Country Japan
Metropolitan Osaka 大阪
Statistics
Area 18,095 km2 (6,987 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
7,314,195
19,198 (0.3%)
Information
Rite Latin Rite
Cathedral 河原町教会
(Kawaramachi Church)
Current leadership
Bishop Paul Yoshinao Otsuka

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kyoto (Latin: Kyoten(sis), Japanese: カトリック京都教区 ) is a diocese located in the city of Kyoto in the Ecclesiastical province of Osaka 大阪 in Japan.

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History

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

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)

See also

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