List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Japan

The episcopate of the Roman Catholicism in Japan, Catholic Church in Japan consists solely of a Latin hierarchy, joined in the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Japan.

It comprises sixteen ecclesiastical territories, called (arch)dioceses, led by residential prelate bishops:
three archdioceses, led by Metropolitan Archbishops, whose ecclesiastical provinces of the Roman Catholic Church include a total of thirteen suffragan sees.

There are no Eastern Catholic, pre-diocesan or other exempt jurisdictions.

There are no titular sees. All defunct jurisdictions have current successor sees.

There is an Apostolic Nunciature to Japan as papal diplomatic representation at embassy-level in national capital Tokyo.

Current Latin dioceses

Ecclesiastical Province of Nagasaki

* Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nagasaki, Metropolitan Archdiocese of Nagasaki
**Roman Catholic Diocese of Fukuoka, Diocese of Fukuoka
**Roman Catholic Diocese of Kagoshima, Diocese of Kagoshima
**Roman Catholic Diocese of Naha, Diocese of Naha
**Roman Catholic Diocese of Oita, Diocese of Oita

Ecclesiastical Province of Osaka

* Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Osaka, Metropolitan Archdiocese of Osaka
**Roman Catholic Diocese of Hiroshima, Diocese of Hiroshima
**Roman Catholic Diocese of Kyoto, Diocese of Kyoto
**Roman Catholic Diocese of Nagoya, Diocese of Nagoya
**Roman Catholic Diocese of Takamatsu, Diocese of Takamatsu

Ecclesiastical Province of Tokyo

* Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tokyo, Metropolitan Archdiocese of Tokyo
**Roman Catholic Diocese of Niigata, Diocese of Niigata
**Roman Catholic Diocese of Saitama, Diocese of Saitama
**Roman Catholic Diocese of Sapporo, Diocese of Sapporo
**Roman Catholic Diocese of Sendai, Diocese of Sendai
**Roman Catholic Diocese of Yokohama, Diocese of Yokohama

See also

* List of Catholic dioceses (structured view)
* Catholicism in Japan

Sources and external links

GCatholic - data for all sections





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