Roman Catholic Diocese of Kyoto

Diocese of Kyoto Dioecesis Kyotensis カトリック京都教区
St. Francis Xavier Cathedral, Kyoto
Location
Country	Japan
Ecclesiastical province	Osaka 大阪
Metropolitan	Osaka 大阪
Statistics
Area	18,095 km2 (6,987 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members)	(as of 2004) 7,314,195 19,198 (0.3%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	St. Francis Xavier Cathedral, Kyoto
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop
Metropolitan Archbishop	Leo Jun Ikenaga
Bishops emeritus	Raymond Ken’ichi Tanaka Bishop Emeritus (1976-1997)
Map
Website
Website of the Diocese

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.

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 (ライムンド田中健一) (1976.07.08 – 1997.03.03)
  • Bishop (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[]

• George Hirschboeck
• Roman Catholicism in Japan

Sources[]

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Diocese website

External links[]

• http://www.cbcj.catholic.jp/jpn/diocese/kyoto.htm

Coordinates: 35°00′35″N 135°46′09″E / 35.00972°N 135.76917°E / 35.00972; 135.76917

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