Roman Catholic Diocese of Nagoya
Diocese of Nagoya Dioecesis Nagoyaensis カトリック名古屋教区 | |
|---|---|
 Cathedral of St Peter and St Paul aka the Nunoike Church | |
| Location | |
| Country | Japan |
| Ecclesiastical province | Osaka 大阪 |
| Metropolitan | Osaka 大阪 |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 28,486 km2 (10,999 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2004) 12,409,860 25,380 (0.2%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St Peter and St Paul in Nagoya |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | [1] |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Leo Jun Ikenaga |
| Map | |
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| Website | |
| http://www.nagoya.catholic.jp/ | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Nagoya (Latin: Nagoyën(sis), Japanese: カトリック名古屋教区) is a diocese of the Western Latin Rite of the Catholic Church that is centered in the city of Nagoya and is part of the ecclesiastical province of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Osaka 大阪 in Japan.
History[]
On February 18, 1922, the Apostolic Prefecture of Nagoya was formed out of the Apostolic Prefecture of Niigata and Metropolitan Archdiocese of Tōkyō. Forty years later, on April 16, 1962, the apostolic prefecture was elevated to diocese.
Leadership[]
The current bishop is who was formerly an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Osaka, and the titular bishop of Sfasferia.[1] He was appointed by Pope Francis on Sunday, March 29, 2015, succeeding .[1]
- Prefects Apostolic of Nagoya:[2]
- Fr. (ヨゼフ・ライネルス), S.V.D. (1922.02.18 – 1941)
- Bishop Peter Magoshiro Matsuoka (ペトロ松岡孫四郎) (1941 – 1962.04.16)
- Bishops of Nagoya:
- Bishop Peter Magoshiro Matsuoka (ペトロ松岡孫四郎) (1962.04.16 – 1969.06.26)
- Bishop (アロイジオ相馬信夫) (1969.06.26 – 1993.04.05)
- Bishop (アウグスチノ野村純一) (1993.04.05 - 2015.03.29)
- Bishop (2015.03.29 - present)
See also[]
- Roman Catholicism in Japan
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c [1][dead link]
- ^ Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Nagoya". The Hierarchy of the Catholic Church.
Sources[]
External links[]
Coordinates: 35°10′22.24″N 136°55′26.00″E / 35.1728444°N 136.9238889°E
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