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Roman Catholic Diocese of Kyoto

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Rite
  
Latin Rite

Area
  
18,095 km²

Bishop
  
Paul Yoshinao Ōtsuka

Pope
  
Francis

Country
  
Japan

Metropolitan archbishop
  
Leo Jun Ikenaga

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Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2004) 7,314,195 19,198 (0.3%)

Cathedral
  
Cathedral of St Francis Xavier in Kyoto

Emeritus Bishops
  
Raymond Ken’ichi Tanaka Bishop Emeritus (1976-1997)

Ecclesiastical province
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Osaka

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.

Contents

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)

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Kyoto Wikipedia
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