Roman Catholic Diocese of Naha explained

Jurisdiction:	Diocese
Naha
Local:	Japanese: カトリック那覇教区
Latin:	Dioecesis Nahana
Country:	Japan
Territory:	Okinawa
Metropolitan:	Nagasaki 長崎
Province:	Nagasaki 長崎
Rite:	Latin Rite
Cathedral:	Cathedral of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in Naha, Okinawa
Established:	18 December 1972
Area Km2:	2,266
Population:	1,351,175
Population As Of:	2004
Catholics:	6,118
Catholics Percent:	0.5
Bishop:	Wayne Francis Berndt, OFMCap
Metro Archbishop:	Peter Michiaki Nakamura
Emeritus Bishops:	Berard Toshio Oshikawa, OFMConv Bishop Emeritus (1997-2017)
Website:	Website of the Diocese

The Diocese of Naha^[1] (Latin: Dioecesis Nahana, Japanese: カトリック那覇教区) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Nagasaki 長崎, in southern Japan.

Its cathedral episcopal see is the Cathedral of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (Kainan Church), located in the city of Naha (on and administrative capital of Okinawa).

History

Established in 1947 as Apostolic Administration of Okinawa and the Southern Islands alias of (the) Ryukyus, an exempt missionary pre-diocesan jurisdiction, on territory split off from the then Apostolic Prefecture of Kagoshima 鹿児島 (now a diocese in the same province).
Promoted on December 18, 1972 as Diocese of Naha, after its see.

All Roman Rite, members of a Latin congregation

Apollinaris William Baumgartner (アポリナリス・バウムガートナー), OFMCap (1947 – 1949), titular bishop of Joppe (Jaffa) (1945.08.25 – 1965.10.14) and apostolic vicar of Guam (1945.08.25 – 1965.10.14), later Bishop of Agaña (Guam) (1965.10.14 – 1970.12.18)
Felix Ley, OFMCap (1949 – 23 January 1972), titular bishop of Caput Cilla (12 March 1968 – 23 January 1972)

Peter Baptist Tadamaro Ishigami, (ペトロ・バプティスタ石神忠真郎), OFMCap (18 December 1972 – 24 January 1997 retired)
Berard Toshio Oshikawa, (ベラルド押川壽夫), OFMConv (24 January 1997 – 9 December 2017 retired)
Wayne Francis Berndt, OFMCap (9 December 2017 -)