Diocese of Naha Dioecesis Nahana カトリック那覇教区 | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Japan |
| Territory | Okinawa |
| Ecclesiastical province | Nagasaki 長崎 |
| Metropolitan | Nagasaki 長崎 |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 2,266 km2 (875 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 1,351,175 6,118 (0.5%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 18 December 1972 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in Naha, Okinawa |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Wayne Francis Berndt, OFMCap |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Peter Michiaki Nakamura |
| Bishops emeritus | 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).