Catholic Church

Also known as: Japan (Deutsch), Japón (español), le Japon (français), Giappone (Italiano), Japonia (polski), Japão (Português), 日本 (繁體中文, 日本語), Iaponia (latine)

Continent: South and East Asia

Capital: Tokyo

Population: 127,333,000

Area: 374,744 km²

Patron Saints: St. Peter Baptist, St. Francis Xavier

Religions: observe both Shinto and Buddhist 84%, other 16% (including Christian 0.7%)

Languages: Japanese

Neighbouring Countries: China , North Korea , Russia , South Korea , Taiwan

Circumscriptions (16): Metr. Archdioceses (3), Dioceses (13)

Roman Rite (16): Fukuoka 福岡, Hiroshima 広島, Kagoshima 鹿児島, Kyoto 京都, Nagasaki 長崎, Nagoya 名古屋, Naha 那覇, Niigata 新潟, Oita 大分, Osaka 大阪, Saitama さいたま, Sapporo 札幌, Sendai 仙台, Takamatsu 高松, Tōkyō 東京, Yokohama 横浜

Cardinals: Past Cardinals

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Apostolic Nunciature: Japan

Conference of Bishops: Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Japan

International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (F.A.B.C.)