Location Kyoto Denomination Roman Catholic Church | Country Japan | |
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The St. Francis Xavier Cathedral (Japanese: 聖フランシスコ・デ・ザビエル司教座聖堂) also called Kawaramachi Church is the name given to a religious building belonging to the Catholic Church and is located in the city of Kyoto, in the Asian country of Japan. Not to be confused with the Cathedral of St. Francis Xavier in Kagoshima.
The temple follows the Roman or Latin rite and serves as the principal church of the Diocese of Kyoto (Dioecesis Kyotensis カトリック京都教区) which was raised to its current status by Pope Pius XII with the Bull "Inter supremi".
It was inaugurated and officially dedicated in November 1972. It is under the pastoral responsibility of the Bishop Paul Yoshinao Otsuka. Masses are offered in Japanese and English in addition to the foreign Catholic community.