Roman Catholic Diocese of Sapporo
Diocese of Sapporo
Dioecesis Sapporensis |
| Location |
| Country |
Japan |
| Metropolitan |
Tokyo |
| Statistics |
| Area |
83,452 km2 (32,221 sq mi) |
Population
- Total
- Catholics |
(as of 2004)
5,690,493
17,763 (0.3%) |
| Information |
| Rite |
Latin Rite |
| Cathedral |
北一条教会
(Kitaiicho Church) |
| Current leadership |
| Bishop |
vacant |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Sapporo {Latin: Sapporen(sis), Japanese: カトリック札幌教区 } is a diocese located in the city of Sapporo in the Ecclesiastical province of Tokyo in Japan.
History
- February 12, 1915: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Sapporo from Diocese of Hakodate
- March 30, 1929: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Sapporo
- December 11, 1952: Promoted as Diocese of Sapporo
Leadership
- Diocesan administrators
- Bishop Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi (タルチシオ菊地功), S.V.D. (since 2009.11.17)
- Bishops of Sapporo (Roman rite)
- Bishop Peter Toshio Jinushi (ペトロ地主敏夫) (1987.10.03 - 2009.11.17)
- Bishop Benedict Takahiko Tomizawa (ベネディクト冨澤孝彦) (1952.12.11 – 1987.10.03)
- Vicars Apostolic of Sapporo 札幌 (Roman rite)
- Bishop Wenceslaus Kinold (ヴェンチェスラオ・キノルド), O.F.M. (1929.03.18 – 1941)
- Prefects Apostolic of Sapporo 札幌 (Roman rite)
- Bishop Wenceslaus Kinold (ヴェンチェスラオ・キノルド), O.F.M. (1915 – 1929.03.18)
See also
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