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.

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 - )

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Japan

Source

• Giga-Catholic Information
• Catholic Hierarchy

External links

• Diocese website (Japanese)
• Diocese at the website of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Japan (Japanese)

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