The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kyoto ( la, Kyoten(sis), ja, カトリック京都教区 ) is a

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located in the city of

Kyoto Kyoto (; Japanese: , ''Kyōto'' ), officially , is the capital city of Kyoto Prefecture in Japan. Located in the Kansai region on the island of Honshu, Kyoto forms a part of the Keihanshin metropolitan area along with Osaka and Kobe. , the ci ...

in the

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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

Leadership

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s of Kyoto (Roman rite) ** Bishop Paul Yoshinao Otsuka (パウロ大塚喜直) (since 1997.03.03) ** Bishop

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(ライムンド田中健一) (1976.07.08 – 1997.03.03) ** Bishop

Paul Yoshiyuki Furuya Paul may refer to: *Paul (given name), a given name (includes a list of people with that name) *Paul (surname), a list of people People Christianity * Paul the Apostle (AD c.5–c.64/65), also known as Saul of Tarsus or Saint Paul, early Chri ...

(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

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(パトリック・バーン / 방 파트리치오), M.M. (1937.03.19 – 1940.10.10)

Sources

GCatholic.org

Diocese website

External links

* http://www.cbcj.catholic.jp/jpn/diocese/kyoto.htm Roman Catholic dioceses in Japan Christian organizations established in 1937 Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century 1937 establishments in Japan {{Asia-RC-diocese-stub

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