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| Diocese of Saitama Dioecesis Saitamaensis カトリックさいたま教区 | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Japan |
| Territory | Saitama, Tochigi, Gunma, and Ibaraki |
| Ecclesiastical province | Tokyo |
| Metropolitan | Tokyo |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 22,604 km (8,727 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2020) 14,074,691 119,820 (0.9%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St Theresa of the Child Jesus in Urawa, Saitama |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Mario Michiaki Yamanouchi |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi |
| Bishops emeritus | Marcellino Taiji Tani Bishop Emeritus (2000-2013) |
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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
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)
- Archbishop Peter Takeo Okada (ペトロ岡田武夫) (1991.04.15 – 2000.02.17)
- Archbishop Francis Xavier Kaname Shimamoto (フランシスコ・ザビエル島本要), Ist. del Prado (1979.12.20 – 1990.02.08)
- Bishop Laurentius Satoshi Nagae (ラウレンチオ長江 恵) (1957.12.24 – 1979.12.20)
- Prefects Apostolic of Urawa (Roman rite)
- Fr. Paul Sakuzo Uchino (パウロ内野作蔵) (1945.12.13 – 1957)
- Fr. Ambroise Leblanc (アンブローズ・ルブラン), OFM (1939 – 1940)
See also
Sources
References
- "Appointment of bishop of Saitama, Japan, 02.06.2018" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 2 June 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
- "Appointment of bishop of Saitama, Japan, 02.06.2018" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 2 June 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
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