Roman Catholic Diocese of Naha

History

• Established in 1947 as Apostolic Administration of Okinawa and the Southern Islands alias of Ryukyus, an exempt missionary pre-diocesan jurisdiction, on territory split off from the then Apostolic Prefecture of Kagoshima 鹿児島.
• Promoted on December 18, 1972 as Diocese of Naha, after its see.

  Ordinaries

• Apollinaris William Baumgartner, O.F.M. Cap., titular bishop of Joppe and apostolic vicar of Guam, later Bishop of Agaña
• Felix Ley, O.F.M., titular bishop of Caput Cilla

• Peter Baptist Tadamaro Ishigami,, O.F.M. Cap.
• Berard Toshio Oshikawa,, O.F.M. Conv.
• Wayne Francis Berndt, O.F.M. Cap.