Roman Catholic Diocese of Niigata

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Diocese of Niigata
Dioecesis Niigataënsis
Statistics
Country: Japan
Metropolitan: Tokyo
Rite: Latin Rite
Area: 33,517 km²
Population:
  Total:
  Catholics:
4,850,802 (2004)
7,711 (0.2%)
Cathedral: 新潟教会
(Niigata Church)
Ordinaries
Bishop: Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi, S.V.D.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Niigata {Latin: Niigataën(sis), Japanese:新潟 } is a diocese located in the city of Niigata in the Ecclesiastical province of Tokyo in Japan.

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[edit] History

  • August 13, 1912: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Niigata from the Diocese of Hakodate
  • April 16, 1962: Promoted as Diocese of Niigata

[edit] Leadership

  • Bishops of Niigata (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi (タルチシオ菊地功), S.V.D. (since 2004.04.29)
    • Bishop Francis Keiichi Sato (フランシスコ佐藤敬一), O.F.M. (1985.03.09 – 2004.05.14)
    • Bishop John Shojiro Ito (使徒ヨハネ伊藤庄治郎) (1962.04.16 – 1985.03.09)
  • Prefects Apostolic of Niigata 新潟 (Roman rite)
    • Fr. John Baptist Tokisuke Noda (ヨハネ・バプティスタ野田時助) (1953.03.13 – 1961.10.11)
    • Bishop Peter Magoshiro Matsuoka (ペトロ松岡孫四郎) (1941 – 1953)
    • Fr. Anton Ceska (アントン・テェスカ), S.V.D. (1926.06.28 – 1941)
    • Fr. Joseph Reiners (ヨゼフ・ライネルス), S.V.D. (1912 – 1926.06.28)

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