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Roman Catholic Diocese of Sapporo

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Rite
  
Latin Rite

Area
  
83,452 km²

Bishop
  
Bernard Taiji Katsuya

Pope
  
Francis

Country
  
Japan

Metropolitan archbishop
  
Peter Takeo Okada

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Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2010) 5,543,556 17,993 (0.3%)

Cathedral
  
Cathedral of the Guardian Angels in Sapporo

Emeritus Bishops
  
Peter Toshio Jinushi Bishop Emeritus (1988-2009)

Ecclesiastical province
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tokyo

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.

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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

  • Bishops of Sapporo (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Bernard Taiji Katsuya (ベルナルド勝谷太治) (since 2013.10.14)
  • 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)

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Sapporo Wikipedia
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