Diocese of Oita 大分

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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.

Bishop
Sulpizio Shinzo Moriyama
Latin name
Oitaën(sis)
Erected
22 December 1961
Cathedral
Cathedral of St. Francis Xavier (Oita Church)
Rank
Suffragan Diocese
Rite
Latin
Province
Nagasaki (Archdiocese of Nagasaki)
Catholics
5,764
Chancery
Bishop’s House, 3-7-30 Chuo-machi, Oita-shi, Oita-ken 870-0035, Japan
Telephone
Tel. e fax [097]532-3397; fax 538-6287
Email
[email protected]

Contact as printed in the Annuario Pontificio.

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Sources: wikidata-p488 · Annuario code 001002448 · ontology v0.3.2 · updated 2026-06-08

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