Roman Catholic Diocese of Yokohama

The Diocese of Yokohama (Latin: Dioecesis Yokohamaensis, Japaneseカトリック 横浜 教区, katorikku Yokohama Kyoku ) is a location in Japan Roman Catholic diocese based in Yokohama. It consists of the prefectures Kanagawa, Nagano, Shizuoka and Yamanashi.

History

Pope Pius XI. founded it with the Apostolic Constitution Quod iamdiu on 9 November 1937 cession of territory of the Archdiocese of Tokyo, where it was assumed as a suffragan.

On 4 January 1939, lost part of its territory to the Prefecture Apostolic of Urawa.

Bishops of Yokohama

  • Jean -Baptiste -Alexis Chambon M.E.P. (9 November 1937-18. September 1940 )
  • Thomas Asagoro Wakida (25 March 1947-5. July 1951 )
  • Lucas Katsusaburo Arai (13 December 1951-30. October 1979)
  • Stephen Fumio Hamao (30 October 1979-15. June 1998)
  • Rafael Masahiro Umemura (since 16 March 1999)
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