The Apostolic Prefecture of Yuzhno Sakhalinsk is a Latin Catholic missionary pre-diocesan jurisdiction on the Russian (ex-Japanese) Far Eastern island

Sakhalin Sakhalin ( rus, Сахали́н, r=Sakhalín, p=səxɐˈlʲin; ja, 樺太 ''Karafuto''; zh, c=, p=Kùyèdǎo, s=库页岛, t=庫頁島; Manchu: ᠰᠠᡥᠠᠯᡳᠶᠠᠨ, ''Sahaliyan''; Orok: Бугата на̄, ''Bugata nā''; Nivkh ...

. It is exempt, i.e. directly dependent on the Holy See (not part of any

ecclesiastical province An ecclesiastical province is one of the basic forms of jurisdiction in Christian Churches with traditional hierarchical structure, including Western Christianity and Eastern Christianity. In general, an ecclesiastical province consists of seve ...

) and its Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, and remains vacant but under

apostolic administration An Apostolic administration in the Catholic Church is administrated by a prelate appointed by the pope to serve as the ordinary for a specific area. Either the area is not yet a diocese (a stable 'pre-diocesan', usually missionary apostolic admi ...

. Its

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episcopal see is the Church of St. James, in

Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk ( rus, Ю́жно-Сахали́нск, a=Ru-Южно-Сахалинск.ogg, p=ˈjuʐnə səxɐˈlʲinsk, literally "South Sakhalin City") is a city on Sakhalin island, and the administrative center of Sakhalin Oblast, Russia. I ...

History

* Established on 1932.07.18 as

Mission sui juris A mission ''sui iuris'', or in Latin ''missio sui iuris'' (plural ''missions sui iuris''); also spelled mission(s) sui juris), also known as an independent mission, is a rare type of Roman Catholic missionary pseudo-diocesan jurisdiction, rankin ...

of Karafuto (樺太 (日本語) ), on then Japanese territory split off from the Apostolic Vicariate of Sapporo (札幌)) * Promoted on 1938.05.21 as

Apostolic Prefecture An apostolic prefect or prefect apostolic is a priest who heads what is known as an apostolic prefecture, a 'pre-diocesan' missionary jurisdiction where the Catholic Church is not yet sufficiently developed to have it made a diocese. Although it ...

of Karafuto / 樺太 (日本語) * Renamed on 2002.04.10 as Apostolic Prefecture of Yuzhno Sakhalinsk * Most of the time under 'apostolic administration', for lack of an incumbent prefect, notably from the bishoprics of Sapporo (Japan) or Irkutsk (Siberia, Russia).

Statistics

As per 2014, it pastorally served 1,000 Catholics (0.2% of 559,000 total) on 87,100 km² in 4 parishes, with 1 priest (diocesan) and 4 lay religious sisters.

Episcopal ordinaries

(all Roman Rite)

Apostolic Prefecture of Karafuto

;''Apostolic Prefects of Karafuto'' #

Apostolic Administrator An Apostolic administration in the Catholic Church is administrated by a prelate appointed by the pope to serve as the ordinary for a specific area. Either the area is not yet a diocese (a stable 'pre-diocesan', usually missionary apostolic adm ...

Wenceslaus Kinold (ヴェンチェスラオ・キノルド),

Friars Minor The Order of Friars Minor (also called the Franciscans, the Franciscan Order, or the Seraphic Order; postnominal abbreviation OFM) is a mendicant Catholic religious order, founded in 1209 by Francis of Assisi. The order adheres to the teachi ...

(O.F.M.) (1934–1938), while

Titular Bishop A titular bishop in various churches is a bishop who is not in charge of a diocese. By definition, a bishop is an "overseer" of a community of the faithful, so when a priest is ordained a bishop, the tradition of the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox ...

of Panemotichus (1929.03.18 – death 1952.05.22) & last

Apostolic Vicar Apostolic may refer to: The Apostles An Apostle meaning one sent on a mission: *The Twelve Apostles of Jesus, or something related to them, such as the Church of the Holy Apostles *Apostolic succession, the doctrine connecting the Christian Chur ...

Sapporo ( ain, サッ・ポロ・ペッ, Satporopet, lit=Dry, Great River) is a city in Japan. It is the largest city north of Tokyo and the largest city on Hokkaido, the northernmost main island of the country. It ranks as the fifth most populous cit ...

札幌 (Japan) (1929.03.18 – retired 1941) # Rev. Felice Herrmann, O.F.M. (1938.05.31 – death 1941) #Apostolic Administrator Rev. Toda Lorenzo Tatewaki (1941–1944) # Rev. Agostino Isamu Seno (1944–1953) #Apostolic Administrator Rev. Benedict Takahiko Tomizawa (ベネディクト冨澤孝彦) (30 January 1953 – 3 October 1987), while first Bishop of

札幌 (Japan) (1952.12.11 – death 1987.10.03) #Apostolic Administrator Peter Toshio Jinushi (ペトロ地主敏夫) (3 October 1987 – 2000), while Bishop of

札幌 (Japan) (1952.12.11 – death 1987.10.03) (札幌) (Japan) (1987.10.03 – 2009.11.17) #Apostolic Administrator Jerzy Mazur, Society of the Divine Word (S.V.D.) (2000 – 17 April 2003), while Apostolic Administrator of

Eastern Siberia Siberia ( ; rus, Сибирь, r=Sibir', p=sʲɪˈbʲirʲ, a=Ru-Сибирь.ogg) is an extensive geographical region, constituting all of North Asia, from the Ural Mountains in the west to the Pacific Ocean in the east. It has been a part of ...

(Russia) (1999.05.18 – 2002.02.11), then Bishop of Saint Joseph at Irkutsk (Russia) (2002.02.11 – 2003.04.17)

Apostolic Prefecture of Yuzhno Sakhalinsk

;''Apostolic Prefects of Yuzhno Sakhalinsk'' #

Cyryl Klimowicz Bishop Cyryl Klimowicz (russian: Кирилл Леопольдович Климович; born November 5, 1952 in Amangeldy, near Almaty, Kazakhstan) is the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint Joseph at Irkutsk. Life and career Klimow ...

(17 April 2003 – ...), while Bishop of Saint Joseph at Irkutsk (Russia) (2003.04.17 – ...)

References

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