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The Diocese of Naha covers Okinawa Prefecture and the southern islands of Japan. It began as an apostolic administration in 1947 and was promoted to a diocese in 1972, and is led by Bishop Wayne Francis Berndt, O.F.M. Cap.

Bishop
Wayne Berndt
Latin name
Nahan(us)
Erected
18 December 1972
Cathedral
Cathedral of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (Kainan Church)
Rank
Suffragan Diocese
Rite
Latin
Province
Nagasaki (Archdiocese of Nagasaki)
Catholics
6,118
Chancery
Bishop's House and Chancery, 3-7-2 Asato, Naha-City, Okinawa 902-0067, Japan
Telephone
Tel. [098]863-2020; fax 863-8474
Email
[email protected]

Contact as printed in the Annuario Pontificio.

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Sources: wikidata-p488 · Annuario code 001002335 · ontology v0.3.2 · updated 2026-06-08

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