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Roman Catholic Diocese of Nagoya

Diocese of Nagoya
Dioecesis Nagoyaensis
カトリック名古屋教区
Nagoya higashiku kinjou kyoukai.JPG
Location
Country Japan
Ecclesiastical province Osaka 大阪
Metropolitan Osaka 大阪
Statistics
Area 28,486 km2 (10,999 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
12,409,860
25,380 (0.2%)
Information
Rite Latin Rite
Cathedral Cathedral of St Peter and St Paul in Nagoya
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Michael Gorō Matsuura (Formerly, Auxiliary Bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Osaka, in Osaka, Japan, and Titular Bishop of Sfasferia, he was appointed Bishop of Nagoya, to succeed the retiring Bishop Emeritus, Augustinus Jun-ichi Nomura, by Pope Francis, on Sunday, March 29, 2015)
Metropolitan Archbishop Leo Jun Ikenaga
Map
Giappone - Diocesi di Nagoya.png
Website
Website of the Diocese

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Nagoya (Latin: Nagoyën(sis), Japanese: カトリック名古屋教区) is a diocese located in the city of Nagoya in the Ecclesiastical province of Osaka 大阪 in Japan.

Coordinates: 35°10′22.24″N 136°55′26.00″E / 35.1728444°N 136.9238889°E / 35.1728444; 136.9238889



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