The Roman Catholic Diocese of Sendai ( la, Sendaiensis, ja, カトリック仙台教区) is a
diocese
In Ecclesiastical polity, church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided Roman province, pro ...
of the Western
Latin Church
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of the
Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a ...
centered in the city of
Sendai
is the capital Cities of Japan, city of Miyagi Prefecture, the largest city in the Tōhoku region. , the city had a population of 1,091,407 in 525,828 households, and is one of Japan's 20 Cities designated by government ordinance of Japan, desig ...
. It is within the
ecclesiastical province
An ecclesiastical province is one of the basic forms of jurisdiction
Jurisdiction (from Latin 'law' + 'declaration') is the legal term for the legal authority granted to a legal entity to enact justice. In federations like the United State ...
of
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tokyo
The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Tokyo ( la, Archidioecesis Tokiensis, ja, カトリック東京大司教区) is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Japan. It was erected as the Apostolic Vicariate ...
in Japan.
History
On April 17, 1891, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Hakodate was carved out of the
Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Japan
The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Tokyo ( la, Archidioecesis Tokiensis, ja, カトリック東京大司教区) is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Japan. It was erected as the Apostolic Vicariate ...
. On March 9, 1936 the diocese was renamed the Diocese of Sendai.
Leadership
*Bishop of Sendai:
** Bishop
Edgar Cuntapay Gacutan, C.I.C.M. (08 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 Francis Xavier Osamu Mizobe (フランシスコ・ザビエル溝部脩), S.D.B. (March 5, 1935 – February 29, 2016) was a Roman Catholic bishop.
Mizobe was ordained to the priesthood on February 9, 1964. He served as Bishop of the Roman Ca ...
(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
Marie-Joseph Lemieux (1902–1994) was a Catholic archbishop and diplomat of the Holy See
The Holy See ( lat, Sancta Sedes, ; it, Santa Sede ), also called the See of Rome, Petrine See or Apostolic See, is the jurisdiction of the Pope in ...
(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
*
Roman Catholicism in Japan
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Sources
GCatholic.org Diocese website
External links
* http://www.cbcj.catholic.jp/jpn/diocese/sendai.htm
Roman Catholic dioceses in Japan
Religious organizations established in 1891
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 19th century
1891 establishments in Japan
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