Roman Catholic Diocese of Nagoya

The Diocese of Nagoya (Latin: Dioecesis Nagoyaensis, Japaneseカトリック 名古屋 教区, katorikku Nagoya Kyoku ) is a location in Japan Roman Catholic diocese based in Nagoya.

History

The Diocese of Nagoya was born on February 18, 1922 by Pope Pius XI. In hac sublimi out of territory of the Archdiocese of Tokyo and Niigata Prefecture Apostolic built with the Apostolic Constitution as Apostolic Prefecture Nagoya. The Apostolic Prefecture Nagoya was posted on April 16, 1962 by Pope John XXIII. charged with the Apostolic Constitution Praefectura Apostolic to the diocese and the Archdiocese of Osaka is a suffragan.

Territory

The diocese consists of the prefectures Nagoya Aichi, Fukui, Gifu, Ishikawa and Toyama.

Ordinaries

Apostolic Prefect of Nagoya

  • Joseph Reiners, SVD, 1926-1941
  • Peter Magoshiro Matsuoka, 1945-1962

Bishops of Nagoya

  • Peter Magoshiro Matsuoka, 1962-1969
  • Aloysius Nobuo Soma, 1969-1993
  • Augustine Jun'ichi Nomura, since 1993

Pictures of Roman Catholic Diocese of Nagoya

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