Continent: South and East Asia
Rite: Roman (Latin)
Type: Diocese
Name: Nagoya 名古屋 / Nagoyën(sis) (Latin)
Ecclesiastical Province: Osaka 大阪
Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelisation
Bishop (2015.03.29 – ...): | ![]() |
Bishops of Nagoya 名古屋 (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||
Bishop of Nagoya 名古屋 (Japan)
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Bishop emeritus of Nagoya 名古屋 (Japan)
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Bishop Aloysius Nobuo Soma (アロイジオ 相馬信夫)
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Bishop Peter Magoshiro Matsuoka (ペトロ 松岡 孫四郎)
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Prefects Apostolic of Nagoya 名古屋 (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||
Fr. Peter Magoshiro Matsuoka (ペトロ 松岡 孫四郎) (later Bishop) (see above) | ||||||||||
Fr. Josef Reiners (ヨゼフ・ライネルス), S.V.D.
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Area: 28,418 km²
Population: 27,042 Catholics (0.2% of 12,508,773 total) (2020)
Statistics: 57 parishes, 5 missions, 120 priests (22 diocesan, 98 religious), 3 deacons, 251 lay religious (113 brothers, 138 sisters), 1 seminarian (2020)
Cathedral Dedication Anniversary: March 21
Last updated on 2023.04.13
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