Diocese of Naha

• Established in 1947 as Apostolic Administration of Okinawa and the Southern Islands alias of (the) Ryukyus, an exempt missionary pre-diocesan jurisdiction, on territory split off from the then Apostolic Prefecture of Kagoshima (now a diocese in the same province). • Promoted on December 18, 1972 as Diocese of Naha, after its see. == Ordinaries ==

All Roman Rite, members of a Latin congregation ;Apostolic Administrators of Okinawa and the Southern Islands • Apollinaris William Baumgartner (アポリナリス・バウムガートナー), OFMCap (1947 – 1949), titular bishop of Joppe (Jaffa) (1945.08.25 – 1965.10.14) and apostolic vicar of Guam (1945.08.25 – 1965.10.14), later Bishop of Agaña (Guam) (1965.10.14 – 1970.12.18) • Felix Ley, OFMCap (1949 – 23 January 1972), titular bishop of Caput Cilla (12 March 1968 – 23 January 1972) ;Suffragan Bishops of Naha • Peter Baptist Tadamaro Ishigami, (ペトロ・バプティスタ石神忠真郎), OFMCap (18 December 1972 – 24 January 1997 retired) • Berard Toshio Oshikawa, (ベラルド押川壽夫), OFMConv (24 January 1997 – 9 December 2017 retired) • Wayne Francis Berndt, OFMCap (9 December 2017 - ) == See also ==

• Diocesan website • GCatholic.org, with incumbent biography links • Catholic Bishop's Conference of Japan