Cathedral · Nakagyō Ward, Japan
Kawaramachi Roman Catholic Church
Kawaramachi Roman Catholic Church is the cathedral of the Diocese of Kyoto, in Nakagyō Ward, Japan, dedicated to Francis Xavier. A cathedral is the church of the bishop, where his chair, the cathedra, stands: the mother church of the diocese, where he ordains priests and blesses the holy oils each Holy Week. It is one of 12 cathedrals in Japan on CathoNav.
- Where
- Nakagyō Ward, Japan
- Cathedral of
- Diocese of Kyoto · its bishop today
- Dedicated to
- Francis Xavier
- Founded
- 1879
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