- Roman Catholic Diocese of Kagoshima
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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 - )
See also
Source
External links
- Diocese website (Japanese)
- Diocese at the website of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Japan (Japanese)
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