Catholic Bishops' Conference of Japan

Catholic Bishops' Conference of Japan

カトリック中央協議会（ちゅうおうきょうぎかい）
Abbreviation	CBCJ
Formation	1940; 84 years ago (1940)
Type	Episcopal conference, Non-governmental organisation
Legal status	Religious corporation
Headquarters	Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan
Region	Japan
Membership	Active and retired Catholic bishops of Japan (diocesan, auxiliary, coadjutor, honorary)
President	Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi, Archbishop of Tokyo
Vice-President	Masahiro Umemura
Main organ	Standing Committee
Parent organization	Catholic Church
Subsidiaries	Japan Catholic News (Katorikku Shimbun)
Website	https://www.cbcj.catholic.jp/
Formerly called	Nippon Tenshu Kokyo Kyodan (Japanese Catholic Religious Body)

The Catholic Bishops' Conference of Japan (Japanese: カトリック中央協議会, Hepburn: Katorikku Chūo Kyōgikai), also abbreviated as the CBCJ, is the Catholic episcopal conference of Japan, representing predominantly the members of the Latin Japanese Catholic Church. It was founded as the Nippon Tenshu Kokyo Kyodan (The Japanese Catholic Religious Body). After the implementation and execution of the Religious Corporations Act,^[1] the body was renamed the CBCJ, becoming a religious corporation as classified under Japanese law.

As specified in Canons 447 - 459 of the Code of Canon Law, the main purpose of the organisation is to deliberate on matters concerning the Japanese Catholic Church and to encourage active practice of the Catholic faith and ministries.

The head office of the corporation is located in Kōtō, Tokyo.