Roman Catholic Diocese of Kagoshima

Roman Catholic Diocese of Kagoshima
Diocese of Kagoshima
Dioecesis Kagoshimaensis
カトリック鹿児島教区
Location
Country Japan
Metropolitan Nagasaki 長崎
Statistics
Area 7,140 km2 (2,760 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
1,773,301
9,287 (0.5%)
Information
Rite Latin Rite
Cathedral ザビエル教会
(St. Francis Xavier Cathedral)
Current leadership
Bishop Paul Kenjiro Koriyama

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kagoshima (Latin: Kagoshimaen(sis), Japanese: カトリック鹿児島教区) is a diocese located in the city of Kagoshima in the Ecclesiastical province of Nagasaki 長崎 in Japan.

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History

  • March 18, 1927: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Kagoshima from the Diocese of Nagasaki
  • February 25, 1955: Promoted as Diocese of Kagoshima

Leadership

  • Bishops of Kagoshima (Roman rite)
  • Egide Marie Roy, O.F.M. † (23 Nov 1927 - 1936 )
  • Paul Aijirô Yamaguchi † (9 Nov 1936 - 15 Sep 1937)
  • Francis Xavier Ichitaro Ideguchi † (10 Jun 1940 - 1955 )
  • Joseph Asjiro Satowaki † (25 Feb 1955 - 19 Dec 1968 )
  • Paul Shinichi Itonaga (15 Nov 1969 - 3 Dec 2005 )
  • Paul Kenjiro Koriyama (3 Dec 2005 - )

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