The Roman Catholic Diocese of Naha
/ref>( la, Nahana, ja, カトリック那覇教区) is a Latin suffragan

diocese In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associa ...

in the

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of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Nagasaki 長崎, in southern Japan. Its

cathedral A cathedral is a church that contains the '' cathedra'' () of a bishop, thus serving as the central church of a diocese, conference, or episcopate. Churches with the function of "cathedral" are usually specific to those Christian denominatio ...

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 is a prefecture of Japan. Okinawa Prefecture is the southernmost and westernmost prefecture of Japan, has a population of 1,457,162 (as of 2 February 2020) and a geographic area of 2,281 km2 (880 sq mi). Naha is the capital and largest city ...

History

* Established in 1947 as

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of Okinawa and the Southern Islands alias of (the) Ryukyus, an exempt missionary pre-diocesan jurisdiction, on territory split off from the then

Apostolic Prefecture of Kagoshima Apostolic may refer to: The Apostles An Apostle meaning one sent on a mission: *The Twelve Apostles of Jesus, or something related to them, such as the Church of the Holy Apostles *Apostolic succession, the doctrine connecting the Christian Churc ...

鹿児島 (now a diocese in the same province). * Promoted on December 18, 1972 as Diocese of Naha, after its see.

Ordinaries

All Roman Rite, members of a Latin congregation ;Apostolic Administrators of Okinawa and the Southern Islands * Apollinaris William Baumgartner (アポリナリス・バウムガートナー), O.F.M. Cap. (1947 – 1949), titular bishop of Joppe (Jaffa) (1945.08.25 – 1965.10.14) and apostolic vicar of Guam (1945.08.25 – 1965.10.14), later Bishop of Agaña (Guam) (1965.10.14 – 1970.12.18) * Felix Ley, O.F.M. Cap. (1949 – 23 January 1972), titular bishop of Caput Cilla (12 March 1968 – 23 January 1972) ;Suffragan Bishops of Naha *

Peter Baptist Tadamaro Ishigami Peter Baptist Tadamaro Ishigami, O.F.M. Cap. (Japanese: ペトロ・バプティスタ石神忠真郎; December 1, 1920 – October 25, 2014) was a Japanese prelate of the Catholic Church. Ishigami was born in Kasari, Japan and ordained a pri ...

, (ペトロ・バプティスタ石神忠真郎), O.F.M. Cap. (18 December 1972 – 24 January 1997 retired) * Berard Toshio Oshikawa, (ベラルド押川壽夫), O.F.M. Conv. (24 January 1997 – 9 December 2017 retired) * Wayne Francis Berndt, O.F.M. Cap. (9 December 2017 - )

References

Sources and external links

Diocesan website

Roman Catholic dioceses in Japan Christian organizations established in 1947 Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century 1947 establishments in Japan Religion in the Ryukyu Islands {{Asia-RC-diocese-stub

History

Ordinaries

See also

References

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