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Roman Catholic Diocese of Sapporo

Coordinates: 43°3′52.58″N 141°21′55.55″E / 43.0646056°N 141.3654306°E / 43.0646056; 141.3654306
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43°3′52.58″N 141°21′55.55″E / 43.0646056°N 141.3654306°E / 43.0646056; 141.3654306

Diocese of Sapporo

Dioecesis Sapporensis

カトリック札幌司教区
Cathedral of Sapporo
Location
CountryJapan
Ecclesiastical provinceTokyo
MetropolitanTokyo
Statistics
Area83,452 km2 (32,221 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2010)
5,543,556
17,993 (0.3%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
CathedralCathedral of the Guardian Angels in Sapporo
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopBernard Taiji Katsuya
Metropolitan ArchbishopPeter Takeo Okada
Bishops emeritusPeter Toshio Jinushi Bishop Emeritus (1988-2009)
Map
Website
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)
  • 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

Source