Roman Catholic Diocese of Sapporo
Coordinates: 43°3′52.58″N 141°21′55.55″E / 43.0646056°N 141.3654306°E
| Diocese of Sapporo Dioecesis Sapporensis カトリック札幌司教区 | |
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Cathedral of Sapporo | |
| Location | |
| Country | Japan |
| Ecclesiastical province | Tokyo |
| Metropolitan | Tokyo |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 83,452 km2 (32,221 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2010) 5,543,556 17,993 (0.3%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Guardian Angels in Sapporo |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Bernard Taiji Katsuya |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Peter Takeo Okada |
| Emeritus Bishops | Peter Toshio Jinushi Bishop Emeritus (1988-2009) |
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| Website of the Diocese | |
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
- Bishops of Sapporo (Roman rite)
- Bishop Bernard Taiji Katsuya (ベルナルド勝谷太治) (since 2013.10.14)
- 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)