Former Circumscriptions in Japan

Former Circumscription	Type	Became
Central Japan	Apostolic Vicariate	Now Metropolitan Archdiocese of Osaka 大阪
Funai	Diocese	Now Metropolitan Archdiocese of Tōkyō 東京
Hakodate Kacodaten(sis)	Diocese	Now Diocese of Sendai 仙台
Hiroshima 広島 Hiroshimaën(sis)	Apostolic Vicariate	Now Diocese of Hiroshima 広島
Japan	Apostolic Vicariate	Now Metropolitan Archdiocese of Tōkyō 東京
Kagoshima 鹿児島 Kagoshimaën(sis)	Apostolic Prefecture	Now Diocese of Kagoshima 鹿児島
Kyoto 京都 Kyoten(sis)	Apostolic Prefecture	Now Diocese of Kyoto 京都
Miyazaki	Apostolic Prefecture	Now Diocese of Oita 大分
Miyazaki	Independent Mission	Now Diocese of Oita 大分
Nagasaki 長崎 Nagasakien(sis)	Diocese	Now Metropolitan Archdiocese of Nagasaki 長崎
Nagoya 名古屋 Nagoyën(sis)	Apostolic Prefecture	Now Diocese of Nagoya 名古屋
Niigata 新潟 Niigataën(sis)	Apostolic Prefecture	Now Diocese of Niigata 新潟
Northern Japan	Apostolic Vicariate	Now Metropolitan Archdiocese of Tōkyō 東京
Okinawa and the Southern Islands / Ryukyus	Apostolic Administration	Now Diocese of Naha 那覇
Osaka 大阪 Osaken(sis)	Diocese	Now Metropolitan Archdiocese of Osaka 大阪
Sapporo 札幌 Sapporen(sis)	Apostolic Vicariate	Now Diocese of Sapporo 札幌
Sapporo 札幌 Sapporen(sis)	Apostolic Prefecture	Now Diocese of Sapporo 札幌
Shikoku de Shikoku	Apostolic Prefecture	Now Diocese of Takamatsu 高松
Southern Japan	Apostolic Vicariate	Now Metropolitan Archdiocese of Nagasaki 長崎
Urawa Uravaën(sis)	Diocese	Now Diocese of Saitama さいたま
Urawa Uravaën(sis)	Apostolic Prefecture	Now Diocese of Saitama さいたま

Catholic Dioceses

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