Roman Catholic Diocese of Kyoto explained

Jurisdiction:Diocese
Kyoto
Local:Japanese: カトリック京都教区
Latin:Dioecesis Kyotensis
Country: Japan
Territory:Kyoto, Shiga, Nara, and Mie
Metropolitan:Osaka 大阪
Province:Osaka 大阪
Rite:Latin Rite
Cathedral:St. Francis Xavier Cathedral, Kyoto
Area Km2:18,095
Population:7,314,195
Population As Of:2004
Catholics:19,198
Catholics Percent:0.3
Bishop:Paul Yoshinao Otsuka
Metro Archbishop:Thomas Aquino Manyo Maeda
Map:Giappone - Diocesi di Kyoto.png
Website:Website of the Diocese

The Diocese of Kyoto (Latin: Dioecesis Kyotensis, Japanese: カトリック京都教区 ) is a diocese of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church located in the city of Kyoto in the ecclesiastical province of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Osaka in Japan.

On June 17, 1937, Apostolic Prefecture of Kyoto was established from the territory of the Diocese of Osaka.

On July 12, 1951, the apostolic prefecture was raised to a diocese by Pope Pius XII through the papal bull "Inter supremi".

The diocese's cathedral is the St. Francis Xavier Cathedral, Kyoto dedicated in November 1972.

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