Diocese of Nagoya
Roman Catholic diocese in Japan
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The Diocese of Nagoya (Latin: Dioecesis Nagoyaensis, Japanese: カトリック名古屋教区) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church that is centered in the city of Nagoya and is part of the ecclesiastical province of Osaka in Japan.
Diocese of Nagoya Dioecesis Nagoyaensis カトリック名古屋教区 | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Japan |
| Territory | Aichi, Ishikawa, Toyama, Gifu, and Fukui |
| Ecclesiastical province | Osaka |
| Metropolitan | Osaka |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 28,486 km2 (10,999 sq mi) |
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| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St Peter and St Paul in Nagoya |
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| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Michael Gorō Matsuura[1] |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Thomas Aquino Manyo Maeda |
| Bishops emeritus | Augustinus Jun-ichi Nomura |
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| Website | |
| https://www.nagoya.catholic.jp/ | |
History
On February 18, 1922, the Apostolic Prefecture of Nagoya was formed out of the Apostolic Prefecture of Niigata and Metropolitan Archdiocese of Tōkyō. Forty years later, on April 16, 1962, the apostolic prefecture was elevated to diocese.
Leadership
The current bishop is Michael Gorō Matsuura who was formerly an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Osaka, and the titular bishop of Sfasferia.[1] He was appointed by Pope Francis on Sunday, March 29, 2015, succeeding Augustinus Jun-ichi Nomura.[1]
- Prefects Apostolic of Nagoya:[2]
- Fr. Joseph Reiners (ヨゼフ・ライネルス), S.V.D. (1922.02.18 – 1941)
- Bishop Peter Magoshiro Matsuoka (ペトロ松岡孫四郎) (1941 – 1962.04.16)
- Bishops of Nagoya:
- Bishop Peter Magoshiro Matsuoka (ペトロ松岡孫四郎) (1962.04.16 – 1969.06.26)
- Bishop Aloysius Nobuo Soma (アロイジオ相馬信夫) (1969.06.26 – 1993.04.05)
- Bishop Augustinus Jun-ichi Nomura (アウグスチノ野村純一) (1993.04.05 - 2015.03.29)
- Bishop Michael Gorō Matsuura (2015.03.29 - present)
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