In other words, the Ministry of Home Affairs was reorganized to establish seven bureaus in the ministry, add Bureau of Shrines to Bureau of Areas, and rename Bureau of Shrines and Temples as Bureau of Religions.
すなわち、内務省官制を改正し、同省に7局を置き、地方局の前に神社局を加え、社寺局を改めて宗教局とした。