Roman Catholic Diocese of Niigata

Coordinates: 37°55′29.18″N 139°2′19.86″E / 37.9247722°N 139.0388500°E / 37.9247722; 139.0388500

Diocese of Niigata
Dioecesis Niigataënsis
カトリック新潟教区
Cathedral of Christ the King
Location
Country Japan
Ecclesiastical province Tokyo
Metropolitan Tokyo
Statistics
Area 33,517 km2 (12,941 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		 (as of 2004)
4,850,802
7,711 (0.2%)
Information
Rite Latin Rite
Cathedral Cathedral of Christ the King in Niigata
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Sede vacante
Metropolitan Archbishop Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi, S.V.D.
Map
Website
Website of the Diocese

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Niigata (Latin: Niigataën(sis), Japanese: カトリック新潟教区 ) is a diocese located in the city of Niigata in the Ecclesiastical province of Tokyo in Japan.

This diocese is well known because the apparitions of Our Lady of Akita were within its territory and Bishop John Shojiro Ito from this diocese initially approved the apparitions in 1984.[1]

The diocese's most recent Bishop, Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi, S.V.D.,[2] was made Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tokyo on 15 October 2017.[2]

History

  • August 13, 1912: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Niigata from the Diocese of Hakodate
  • April 16, 1962: Promoted as Diocese of Niigata

Leadership

  • Bishops of Niigata (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi (タルチシオ菊地功), S.V.D. ( 2004.09.20[2]-2017.10.25)
    • Bishop Francis Keiichi Sato (フランシスコ佐藤敬一), O.F.M. (1985.03.09 – 2004.05.14)
    • Bishop Johannes Shojiro Ito (使徒ヨハネ伊藤庄治郎) (1962.04.16 – 1985.03.09)
  • Prefects Apostolic of Niigata 新潟 (Roman rite)
    • Fr. John Baptist Tokisuke Noda (ヨハネ・バプティスタ野田時助) (1953.03.13 – 1961.10.11)
    • Bishop Peter Magoshiro Matsuoka (ペトロ松岡孫四郎) (1941 – 1953)
    • Fr. Anton Ceska (アントン・テェスカ), S.V.D. (1926.06.28 – 1941)
    • Fr. Joseph Reiners (ヨゼフ・ライネルス), S.V.D. (1912 – 1926.06.28)

See also

References

  1. ↑ EWTN on Akita apparitions
  2. 1 2 3 http://en.radiovaticana.va/news/2017/10/25/pope_appoints_a_new_bishop_to_archdiocese_of_tokyo,_japan/1345070

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