St. Francis Xavier Cathedral, Kyoto

Not to be confused with St. Francis Xavier Cathedral, Kagoshima.

The Cathedral of St. Francis Xavier ^[1][2] (Japanese: 聖フランシスコ・デ・ザビエル司教座聖堂), also called Kawaramachi Church, is a parish of the Roman Rite of the Catholic Church in the city of Kyoto, and cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kyoto^[3] in Japan.^[4]

St. Francis Xavier Cathedral
聖フランシスコ・デ・ザビエル司教座聖堂
Location	Kyoto
Country	Japan
Denomination	Roman Catholic Church
Website	catholickawaramachi.kyoto
History
Dedication	St. Francis Xavier
Architecture
Completed	1972
Administration
Province	Osaka
Diocese	Kyoto

It has served as the seat, or cathedra, of the Roman Catholic Bishop of Kyoto since the cathedral's construction was completed and the church dedicated in November 1972. The diocese (Dioecesis Kyotensis カトリック京都教区) had been erected in 1951 by Pope Pius XII through the papal bull "Inter supremi".

It is under the pastoral responsibility of the Bishop Paul Yoshinao Otsuka. Masses are offered in Japanese and English.

See also

• Catholic Church in Japan