Diocese of Saitama

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35°51′40″N 139°38′39″E / 35.8611°N 139.6442°E / 35.8611; 139.6442

The Diocese of Saitama (Latin: Dioecesis Saitamaensis, Japanese: カトリックさいたま教区) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of Saitama in the ecclesiastical province of Tokyo in Japan.

History

  • January 4, 1939: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Urawa from the Diocese of Yokohama
  • December 16, 1957: Promoted as Diocese of Urawa
  • March 31, 2003: Renamed as Diocese of Saitama
  • June 2, 2018: Appointment of Rev. Don Mario Michiaki Yamanouchi, SDB[1]

Leadership

  • Bishops of Saitama (Roman rite)
  • Bishops of Urawa (Roman rite) Archbishop Peter Takeo Okada (ペトロ岡田武夫) (1991.04.15 – 2000.02.17); Archbishop Francis Xavier Kaname Shimamoto (フランシスコ・ザビエル島本要), Ist. del Prado (1979.12.20 – 1990.02.08); Bishop Laurentius Satoshi Nagae (ラウレンチオ長江 恵) (1957.12.24 – 1979.12.20)
  • Prefects Apostolic of Urawa (Roman rite) Fr. Paul Sakuzo Uchino (パウロ内野作蔵) (1945.12.13 – 1957); Fr. Ambroise Leblanc (アンブローズ・ルブラン), OFM (1939 – 1940)

References

  1. 1."Appointment of bishop of Saitama, Japan, 02.06.2018" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 2 June 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2018.