Roman Catholic Diocese of Kyoto

Diocese of Kyoto
Diocese of Kyoto ; Dioecesis Kyotensis ; カトリック京都教区
Location
Country	Japan
Ecclesiastical province	Osaka 大阪
Metropolitan	Osaka 大阪
Statistics
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Population; - Total; - Catholics	(as of 2004); 7,314,195; 19,198 (0.3%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Cathedral of St Francis Xavier in Kyoto
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Paul Yoshinao Otsuka
Metropolitan Archbishop	Leo Jun Ikenaga
Emeritus Bishops	Raymond Ken’ichi Tanaka Bishop Emeritus (1976-1997)
Map
	File:Giappone - Diocesi di Kyoto.png
Website
	Website of the Diocese

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kyoto (Latin: Kyoten(sis), Japanese: カトリック京都教区 ) is a diocese located in the city of Kyoto in the Ecclesiastical province of Osaka 大阪 in Japan.

History

June 17, 1937: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Kyoto from the Diocese of Osaka
July 12, 1951: Promoted as Diocese of Kyoto

Bishops of Kyoto (Roman rite)
- Bishop Paul Yoshinao Otsuka (パウロ大塚喜直) (since 1997.03.03)
- Bishop Raymond Ken’ichi Tanaka (ライムンド田中健一) (1976.07.08 – 1997.03.03)
- Bishop Paul Yoshiyuki Furuya (パウロ古屋義之) (1951.07.12 – 1976.07.08)
Prefects Apostolic of Kyoto 京都 (Roman rite)
- Bishop Paul Yoshiyuki Furuya (パウロ古屋義之) (1940 – 1951.07.12)
- Bishop Patrick Joseph Byrne (パトリック・バーン / 방 파트리치오), M.M. (1937.03.19 – 1940.10.10)

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