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

• Roman Catholicism in Japan

Source

• Giga-Catholic Information
• Catholic Hierarchy

External links

• Website of the diocese
• http://www.cbcj.catholic.jp/jpn/diocese/sapporo.htm

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