Roman Catholic Diocese of Yokohama

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Rite Latin Rite Pope Francis Country Japan Bishop Rafael Masahiro Umemura		Established 9 November 1937 Area 28,246 km² Founded 9 November 1937 Metropolitan archbishop Peter Takeo Okada

Population- Total- Catholics (as of 2010)15,823,16356,376 (0.4%) Cathedral Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Yokohama Ecclesiastical province Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tokyo

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Yokohama (Latin: Yokohamaen(sis), Japanese: カトリック横浜教区) is a diocese located in the city of Yokohama in the Ecclesiastical province of Tokyo in Japan.

History

November 11, 1937: Established as Diocese of Yokohama from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Tōkyō

Bishops of Yokohama (Roman rite)

Bishop Rafael Masahiro Umemura (ラファエル梅村昌弘) (since 1999.03.16)

Cardinal Stephen Fumio Hamao (ステファノ濱尾文郎) (1979.10.30 – 1998.06.15)

Bishop Luke Katsusaburo Arai (ルカ荒井勝三郎) (1951.12.13 – 1979.10.30)

Bishop Thomas Asagoro Wakida (トマ脇田浅五郎) (1947.03.25 – 1951.07.05)

Cardinal Peter Tatsuo Doi (ペトロ土井辰雄) (Apostolic Administrator 1945 – 1947)

Archbishop Jean-Baptiste-Alexis Chambon (ジャン・アレキシス・ジャンボン), M.E.P. (1937.11.09 – 1940.09.18)

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