Diocese of Sendai
| Diocese of Sendai Dioecesis Sendaiensis カトリック仙台教区 | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Japan |
| Territory | Miyagi, Aomori, Fukushima, and Iwate |
| Ecclesiastical province | Tokyo |
| Metropolitan | Tokyo |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 45,951 km2 (17,742 sq mi) |
| Population Total Catholics |
(as of 2010) 7,167,150 10,949 (0.2%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul, Sendai |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Edgar C. Gacutan, C.I.C.M. |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi |
| Bishops emeritus | Martin Tetsuo Hiraga |
| Map | |
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| Website | |
| http://www.sendai.catholic.jp/ | |
The Diocese of Sendai (Latin: Dioecesis Sendaiensis, Japanese: カトリック仙台教区) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church centered in the city of Sendai. It is within the Ecclesiastical province of Tokyo in Japan.
History
On April 17, 1891, the Diocese of Hakodate was carved out of the Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Japan. On March 9, 1936, the diocese was renamed the Diocese of Sendai.
Leadership
- Bishop of Sendai:
- Bishop Edgar Cuntapay Gacutan, C.I.C.M. (8 December 2021 – present)
- Bishop Martin Tetsuo Hiraga (マルチノ平賀徹夫) (10 December 2005 – 18 March 2020)
- Bishop Francis Xavier Osamu Mizobe (フランシスコ・ザビエル溝部脩), S.D.B. (2000.05.10 – 2004.05.14)
- Bishop Raymond Augustin Chihiro Sato (ライムンド佐藤千敬), O.P. (1976.01.24 – 1998.06.19)
- Bishop Petro Arikata Kobayashi (ペトロ小林有方) (1954.02.21 – 1976.01.24)
- Bishop Michael Wasaburo Urakawa (ミカエル浦川和三郎) (1941.11.20 – 1954)
- Archbishop Marie-Joseph Lemieux (マリー・ジョゼフ・ルミュー) (1935.12.03 – 1941.01.16)
- Bishop of Hakodate:
- Fr. Andre Dumas, O.P. (Apostolic Administrator 1931 – 1936)
- Bishop Alexandre Berlioz (アレキサンドル・ベルリオーズ), M.E.P. (1891.04.24 – 1927.07.25)
See also
Canonical status and jurisdiction
Roman Catholic Diocese of Sendai is a diocese of the catholic church of the Catholic Church.[1]
- Part of: Ecclesiastical Province of Tokyo