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Diocese of Sapporo

Dioecesis Sapporensis



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Elevated: 11 December 1952
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Tōkyō
  • Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelization
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Japan
  • Square Kilometers: 78,421 (30,290 Square Miles)
  • Official Web Site: http://www.csd.or.jp/
  • Mailing Address: Catholic Bishop's Office, Higashi 6-chome 10, Kita 1-jo, Chuo-ku, Sapporo-shi 060-0031, Japan
  • Telephone: (011)241.2785
  • Fax: 221-3668

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Prefecture Apostolic of Sapporo
12 February 1915ErectedDiocese of Hakodate Prefecture Apostolic of Sapporo (erected)
Vicariate Apostolic of Sapporo
30 March 1929ElevatedPrefecture Apostolic of Sapporo Vicariate Apostolic of Sapporo
18 July 1932Territory LostVicariate Apostolic of Sapporo (Island of Karafuto or Sakhalin) Mission "Sui Iuris" of Karafuto (erected)
19 June 1952Territory AddedDiocese of Sendai (Oshima and Hakodate) Vicariate Apostolic of Sapporo
Diocese of Sapporo
11 December 1952ElevatedVicariate Apostolic of Sapporo Diocese of Sapporo

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Vicariate Apostolic of Sapporo
19505,5063,600,000.2%10152522089021ap1951
Diocese of Sapporo
197017,0205,200,000.3%124912157914042370ap1971
198017,4845,567,573.3%328111315413342170ap1981
199016,9745,687,825.3%3359921849237671ap1991
199917,3505,736,812.3%4235772256737268ap2000
200017,4845,726,184.3%4138792216936468ap2001
200117,4845,726,184.3%4034742366535168ap2002
200217,5945,720,284.3%3936752346534968ap2003
200317,7445,682,950.3%3936752366935168ap2004
200417,7635,690,493.3%2245672657233668ap2005
201017,9935,543,556.3%2045652766930159ap2011
201416,9195,441,621.3%2038582916227761ap2015
201716,4945,371,154.3%1943622667127157ap2018
202015,9785,293,800.3%1932513134724357ap2021
202215,2935,148,383.3%21315229414624056ap2023

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Vicariate Apostolic of Sapporo
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 21, Page 595, and Page 596
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 44, Page 749
  • Diocese of Sapporo
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 45, Page 321, to Page 323

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