Continent: South and East Asia
Rite: Roman (Latin)
Type: Diocese
Name: Naha 那覇 / Nahan(us) (Latin)
Ecclesiastical Province: Nagasaki 長崎
Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelisation
Cathedral Dedication Anniversary: February 11
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Bishop (2017.12.09 – ...): | ![]() |
Bishops of Naha 那覇 (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||
Bishop of Naha 那覇 (Japan)
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Bishop emeritus of Naha 那覇 (Japan)
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Bishop Peter Baptist Tadamaro Ishigami (ペトロ・バプティスタ 石神 忠真郎), O.F.M. Cap.
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Apostolic Administrators of Okinawa and the Southern Islands 琉球列島 (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||
Bishop Félix Ley (フェリックス・レイ), O.F.M. Cap.
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Bishop Apollinaris William Baumgartner (アポリナリス・バウムガートナー), O.F.M. Cap.
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Area: 2,281 km²
Population: 6,190 Catholics (0.4% of 1,454,540 total)
Pastoral Centres: 13 parishes, 2 missions
Personnel: 16 priests (7 diocesan, 9 religious), 4 deacons, 60 religious (11 brothers, 49 sisters)
Last updated on 2025.01.27
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