St. Francis Xavier Cathedral, Kyoto

Not to be confused with St. Francis Xavier Cathedral, Kagoshima.

Church in Kyoto, Japan

St. Francis Xavier Cathedral

聖フランシスコ・デ・ザビエル司教座聖堂
Location| Kyoto
Country| Japan
Denomination| Roman Catholic Church
Website| catholickawaramachi.kyoto
History
Dedication| St. Francis Xavier
Architecture
Completed| 1972
Administration
Province| Osaka
Diocese| Kyoto

The Cathedral of St. Francis Xavier [1][2] (Japanese: 聖フランシスコ・デ・ザビエル司教座聖堂), also called Kawaramachi Church, is a parish of the Roman Rite of the Catholic Church in the city of Kyoto, and cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kyoto[3] in Japan.[4]

It has served as the seat, or cathedra, of the Roman Catholic Bishop of Kyoto since the cathedral's construction was completed and the church dedicated in November 1972. The diocese (Dioecesis Kyotensis カトリック京都教区) had been erected in 1951 by Pope Pius XII through the papal bull "Inter supremi".

It is under the pastoral responsibility of the Bishop Paul Yoshinao Otsuka. Masses are offered in Japanese and English.

## See also

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* Catholic Church in Japan

## References

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1. ^ Cathedral of St. Francis Xavier in Kyoto
2. ^ Planet, Lonely; Rowthorn, Chris; Bartlett, Ray; Bender, Andrew; Crawford, Laura; McLachlan, Craig; Milner, Rebecca; Richmond, Simon; Walker, Benedict (2015-08-01). Lonely Planet Japan. Lonely Planet. ISBN 9781743609613.
3. ^ Briggs, Everett Francis (1948-01-01). New Dawn in Japan. Longmans, Green.
4. ^ Schanz, Paul (1891-01-01). God and Revelation. Frederick Pustet & Company.

## External link

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* Official website English page

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