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Diocese of Sendai

Dioecesis Sendaiensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Edgar Cuntapay Gacutan, C.I.C.M., Bishop
  • Martin Tetsuo Hiraga, Bishop Emeritus

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Name Changed: 9 March 1936
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Tōkyō
  • Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelization
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Japan
  • Square Kilometers: 45,987 (17,762 Square Miles)
  • Official Web Site: http://www.sendai.catholic.jp/
  • Mailing Address: Chancery Office, Honcho 1-2-12, Aoba-ku, Sendai-shi, Miyahi-ken 980-0014, Japan
  • Telephone: (022)222-7371
  • Fax: 222-7378

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Vicariate Apostolic of Hakodate
4 April 1891ErectedVicariate Apostolic of Northern Japan Vicariate Apostolic of Hakodate (erected)
Diocese of Hakodate
15 June 1891ElevatedVicariate Apostolic of Hakodate Diocese of Hakodate
13 August 1912Territory LostDiocese of Hakodate (Akitaken, Tamagataken, and Nygataken)
Archdiocese of Tōkyō (Toyamaken, Ishikawaken, and Fukuiken)
Prefecture Apostolic of Niigata (erected)
12 February 1915Territory LostDiocese of Hakodate (Hokkaido (Yesso) except Oshima, Sakhalin (part in Japan), and Kuriles) Prefecture Apostolic of Sapporo (erected)
Diocese of Sendai
9 March 1936Name ChangedDiocese of Hakodate Diocese of Sendai
19 June 1952Territory LostDiocese of Sendai (Oshima and Hakodate) Vicariate Apostolic of Sapporo

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Diocese of Sendai
19505,6776,635,317.1%2131521093629922ap1951
196912,5416,557,000.2%2713403131833752ap1971
198012,3367,013,198.2%2953821506033457ap1981
199011,8167,255,210.2%2747741595231957ap1991
199911,1727,396,081.2%2933621803731167ap2000
200010,8727,393,347.1%2837651674130067ap2001
200110,8697,386,346.1%2633591843730767ap2002
200210,8877,380,697.1%2430542013330356ap2003
200310,9367,364,591.1%2328512143128856ap2004
200410,9477,332,874.1%2723502182928956ap2005
201010,9497,167,150.2%2217392802425853ap2011
201410,3846,985,141.1%1718352962123453ap2015
201710,0096,791,448.1%1612283571319653ap2018
20209,7946,661,800.1%1616323061718052ap2021
20229,6536,527,419.1%1412263711214452ap2023

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Diocese of Sendai
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 28, Page 235, and Page 236

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