Roman Catholic Diocese of Naha
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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.
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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 |
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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).