The Diocese of Naha[1] (Latin: Dioecesis Nahana, Japanese: カトリック那覇教区) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Nagasaki 長崎, in southern Japan.
Diocese of Naha Dioecesis Nahana カトリック那覇教区 | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Japan |
| Territory | Okinawa |
| Ecclesiastical province | Nagasaki 長崎 |
| Metropolitan | Nagasaki 長崎 |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 2,266 km2 (875 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 1,351,175 6,118 (0.5%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 18 December 1972 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in Naha, Okinawa |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Wayne Francis Berndt, OFMCap |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Peter Michiaki Nakamura |
| Bishops emeritus | Berard Toshio Oshikawa, OFMConv Bishop Emeritus (1997-2017) |
| Website | |
| Website of the Diocese | |
Its cathedral episcopal see is the Cathedral of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (Kainan Church), located in the city of Naha (on and administrative capital of Okinawa).
History edit
- Established in 1947 as Apostolic Administration of Okinawa and the Southern Islands alias of (the) Ryukyus, an exempt missionary pre-diocesan jurisdiction, on territory split off from the then Apostolic Prefecture of Kagoshima 鹿児島 (now a diocese in the same province).
- Promoted on December 18, 1972 as Diocese of Naha, after its see.
Ordinaries edit
All Roman Rite, members of a Latin congregation
- Apostolic Administrators of Okinawa and the Southern Islands
- Apollinaris William Baumgartner (アポリナリス・バウムガートナー), OFMCap (1947 – 1949), titular bishop of Joppe (Jaffa) (1945.08.25 – 1965.10.14) and apostolic vicar of Guam (1945.08.25 – 1965.10.14), later Bishop of Agaña (Guam) (1965.10.14 – 1970.12.18)
- Felix Ley, OFMCap (1949 – 23 January 1972), titular bishop of Caput Cilla (12 March 1968 – 23 January 1972)
- Suffragan Bishops of Naha
- Peter Baptist Tadamaro Ishigami, (ペトロ・バプティスタ石神忠真郎), OFMCap (18 December 1972 – 24 January 1997 retired)
- Berard Toshio Oshikawa, (ベラルド押川壽夫), OFMConv (24 January 1997 – 9 December 2017 retired)
- Wayne Francis Berndt, OFMCap (9 December 2017 - )
See also edit
References edit
Sources and external links edit
- Diocesan website
- GCatholic.org, with incumbent biography links
- Catholic Bishop's Conference of Japan
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