Roman Catholic Diocese of Naha
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Diocese of Naha Dioecesis Nahanus カトリック那覇教区 |
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| Location | |
| Country | Japan |
| 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 | Berard Toshio Oshikawa, O.F.M. Conv. |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Joseph Mitsuaki Takami |
| Emeritus Bishops | Peter Baptist Tadamaro Ishigami Bishop Emeritus (1973-1997) |
| Website | |
| Website of the Diocese | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Naha (Latin: Nahan(us), Japanese: カトリック那覇教区) is a Latin suffragan diocese in the Ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Archbishop of Nagasaki 長崎, in southern Japan.
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).
All Roman Rite, members of a Latin congregation
Coordinates: 26°12′44″N 127°40′45″E / 26.21222°N 127.67917°E
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