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Suffragan diocese Kyoto 京都, Japan

Diocese of Kyoto 京都

Kyoten(sis)

The Diocese of Kyoto is a Latin rite see in central Japan covering Kyoto, Shiga, Nara and Mie prefectures, established as a prefecture in 1937 and raised to a diocese in 1951. Suffragan to the Archdiocese of Osaka-Takamatsu, it has been led since 1997 by Bishop Paul Yoshinao Otsuka.

On the map

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The address the register holds for St. Francis Xavier Cathedral, Kyoto, in Kyoto 京都, Japan.

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Established
1951
Catholics
19,198
Priests
37
Territory
18,095 km²

Parishes and churches

49 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.

The bishop

Bishop
Paul Yoshinao Ōtsuka
Born
7 October 1954
Birthplace
Kyōto

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The cathedral

St. Francis Xavier Cathedral, Kyoto stands in Kyoto 京都, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.