Roman Catholic Diocese of Yokohama
| Diocese of Yokohama Dioecesis Yokohamaensis カトリック横浜教区 | |
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Cathedral of Yokohama | |
| Location | |
| Country | Japan |
| Ecclesiastical province | Tokyo |
| Metropolitan | Tokyo |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 28,246 km2 (10,906 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2010) 15,823,163 56,376 (0.4%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 9 November 1937 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Yokohama |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Rafael Masahiro Umemura |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Peter Takeo Okada |
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| Website | |
| Website of the Diocese | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Yokohama (Latin: Yokohamaen(sis), Japanese: カトリック横浜教区) is a diocese located in the city of Yokohama in the Ecclesiastical province of Tokyo in Japan.
History
- November 11, 1937: Established as Diocese of Yokohama from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Tōkyō
Leadership
- Bishops of Yokohama (Roman rite)
- Bishop Rafael Masahiro Umemura (ラファエル梅村昌弘) (since 1999.03.16)
- Cardinal Stephen Fumio Hamao (ステファノ濱尾文郎) (1979.10.30 – 1998.06.15)
- Bishop Luke Katsusaburo Arai (ルカ荒井勝三郎) (1951.12.13 – 1979.10.30)
- Bishop Thomas Asagoro Wakida (トマ脇田浅五郎) (1947.03.25 – 1951.07.05)
- Cardinal Peter Tatsuo Doi (ペトロ土井辰雄) (Apostolic Administrator 1945 – 1947)
- Archbishop Jean-Baptiste-Alexis Chambon (ジャン・アレキシス・ジャンボン), M.E.P. (1937.11.09 – 1940.09.18)
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Coordinates: 35°26′00″N 139°37′59″E / 35.4333°N 139.6330°E
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