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Roman Catholic Diocese of Saitama

35°51′40″N 139°38′39″E / 35.8611°N 139.6442°E / 35.8611; 139.6442

Diocese of Saitama

Dioecesis Saitamaensis

カトリックさいたま教区
Location
CountryJapan
TerritorySaitama, Tochigi, Gunma, and Ibaraki
Ecclesiastical provinceTokyo
MetropolitanTokyo
Statistics
Area22,604 km2 (8,727 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2020)
14,074,691
119,820 (0.9%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
CathedralCathedral of St Theresa of the Child Jesus in Urawa, Saitama
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopMario Michiaki Yamanouchi[1]
Metropolitan ArchbishopTarcisio Isao Kikuchi
Bishops emeritusMarcellino Taiji Tani Bishop Emeritus (2000-2013)
Map
Website
Website of the Diocese

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Saitama (Latin: Dioecesis Saitamaensis, Japanese: カトリックさいたま教区) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of Saitama in the ecclesiastical province of Tokyo in Japan.

History

  • January 4, 1939: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Urawa from the Diocese of Yokohama
  • December 16, 1957: Promoted as Diocese of Urawa
  • March 31, 2003: Renamed as Diocese of Saitama
  • June 2, 2018: Appointment of Rev. Don Mario Michiaki Yamanouchi, SDB[2]

Leadership

  • Bishops of Saitama (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Mario Michiaki Yamanouchi, SDB (マリオ山野内倫) (2018.06.02 – present)
    • Bishop Marcellino Taiji Tani (マルセリーノ谷大二) (2000.05.10 -Resigned 2013.07.27)
  • Bishops of Urawa (Roman rite)
  • Prefects Apostolic of Urawa (Roman rite)

See also

Sources

References

  1. ^ "Appointment of bishop of Saitama, Japan, 02.06.2018" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 2 June 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  2. ^ "Appointment of bishop of Saitama, Japan, 02.06.2018" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 2 June 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2018.


Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Saitama