Roman Catholic Diocese of Kyoto
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.
Diocese of Kyoto Dioecesis Kyotensis カトリック京都教区 | |
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| Location | |
| Country |  |
| Ecclesiastical province | Osaka 大阪 |
| Metropolitan | Osaka 大阪 |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 18,095 km2 (6,987 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (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 | Paul Yoshinao Otsuka |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Leo Jun Ikenaga |
| Bishops emeritus | Raymond Ken’ichi Tanaka Bishop Emeritus (1976-1997) |
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| Website | |
| Website of the Diocese | |
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)
See also
- George Hirschboeck
- Roman Catholicism in Japan
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