The Roman Catholic Diocese of Sendai ( la, Sendaiensis, ja, カトリック仙台教区) is a
diocese of the Western
Latin Church of the
Catholic Church 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 of
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tokyo in Japan.
History
On April 17, 1891, the Roman Catholic 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. (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 (フランシスコ・ザビエル溝部脩),
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(2000.05.10 – 2004.05.14)
** Bishop
Raymond Augustin Chihiro Sato
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(ライムンド佐藤千敬),
O.P. (1976.01.24 – 1998.06.19)
** Bishop
Petro Arikata Kobayashi
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(ペトロ小林有方) (1954.02.21 – 1976.01.24)
** Bishop
Michael Wasaburo Urakawa
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* Michael (surname), including a list of people with the surname Michael
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(ミカエル浦川和三郎) (1941.11.20 – 1954)
** Archbishop
Marie-Joseph Lemieux
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(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
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See also
* Alexander
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(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
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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