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Suffragan diocese Oita 大分, Japan

Diocese of Oita 大分

Oitaën(sis)

The Diocese of Oita covers Oita and Miyazaki prefectures in southern Japan. It originated as the Mission sui iuris of Miyazaki in 1927 and was raised to a diocese in 1961, and is led by Bishop Sulpizio Shinzo Moriyama.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for Cathedral of St. Francis Xavier, in Oita 大分, Japan.

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Established
1961
Catholics
5,764
Priests
34
Territory
14,072 km²

Parishes and churches

27 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
Sulpizio Shinzo Moriyama
Born
17 January 1959
Birthplace
Fukuoka

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The cathedral

Cathedral of St. Francis Xavier stands in Oita 大分, 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.