List of Catholic bishops in Japan
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The following is a list of bishops of the Catholic Church in Japan.
The Catholic Church in Japan comprises 15 Latin Church dioceses led by bishops. No apostolic vicariates or territorial prelatures currently; all jurisdictions are diocesan. Japan lacks a military ordinariate.
Organization
The Catholic Church in Japan is divided into three ecclesiastical provinces, each headed by a metropolitan archdiocese, under which several suffragan dioceses fall. All active and retired bishops — whether ordinary, auxiliary, or emeritus — are members of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Japan (CBCJ). The Pope appoints all bishops, usually based on recommendations and with consultation from the papal nuncio to Japan.
Cardinals
As of August 2025, there are two active Japanese cardinal-archbishops:
- Cardinal Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi, S.V.D. – Metropolitan Archbishop of Tokyo[1]
- Cardinal Thomas Aquino Manyo Maeda – Metropolitan Archbishop of Osaka–Takamatsu[2]
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