The following is a list of bishops of the Catholic Church in Japan.

The Catholic Church in Japan comprises 15 Latin Church dioceses led by bishops. No apostolic vicariates or territorial prelatures currently; all jurisdictions are diocesan. Japan lacks a military ordinariate.

Organization The Catholic Church in Japan is divided into three ecclesiastical provinces, each headed by a metropolitan archdiocese, under which several suffragan dioceses fall. All active and retired bishops — whether ordinary, auxiliary, or emeritus — are members of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Japan (CBCJ). The Pope appoints all bishops, usually based on recommendations and with consultation from the papal nuncio to Japan.

Cardinals

As of August 2025, there are two active Japanese cardinal-archbishops:

Cardinal Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi, S.V.D. – Metropolitan Archbishop of Tokyo Cardinal Thomas Aquino Manyo Maeda – Metropolitan Archbishop of Osaka–Takamatsu

List of current bishops

Episcopal see coat of arms Episcopal see Ordinary Title Episcopal coat of arms Ecclesiastical Province of Nagasaki Archdiocese of Nagasaki Peter Michiaki Nakamura Archbishop of Nagasaki Diocese of Fukuoka Josep Maria Abella Batlle Bishop of Fukuoka Diocese of Kagoshima Francis Xavier Hiroaki Nakano Bishop of Kagoshima Diocese of Naha Wayne Francis Berndt, OFMCap Bishop of Naha Diocese of Oita Sulpizio Shinzo Moriyama Bishop of Oita Ecclesiastical Province of Osaka-Takamatsu Archdiocese of Osaka-Takamatsu Cardinal Thomas Aquino Manyo Maeda Archbishop of Osaka-Takamatsu Paul Toshihiro Sakai Auxiliary Bishop of Osaka-Takamatsu Diocese of Hiroshima Alexis Mitsuru Shirahama, P.S.S Bishop of Hiroshima Diocese of Kyoto Paul Yoshinao Otsuka Bishop of Kyoto Diocese of Nagoya Michael Gorō Matsuura Bishop of Nagoya Ecclesiastical Province of Tokyo Archdiocese of Tokyo Cardinal Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi, S.V.D Archbishop of Tokyo Andrea Lembo, P.I.M.E. Auxiliary Bishop of Tokyo Diocese of Niigata Paul Daisuke Narui, S.V.D Bishop of Niigata Diocese of Saitama Mario Michiaki Yamanouchi, SBD Bishop of Saitama Diocese of Sapporo Bernard Taiji Katsuya Bishop of Sapporo Diocese of Sendai Edgar C. Gacutan, C.I.C.M. Bishop of Sendai Diocese of Yokohama Rafael Masahiro Umemura Bishop of Yokohama

See also Catholic Church in Japan

References

External links Catholic Hierarchy G Catholic Catholic Bishop's Conference of Japan