Diocese of Sendai

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Bishop(s) Martin Tetsuo Hiraga, Bishop

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese Name Changed: 9 March 1936 Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Tokyo Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: Japan Square Kilometers: 45,951 (17,748 Square Miles) Official Web Site: http://www.sendai.catholic.jp/ Mailing Address: Honcho 1-2-12, Aoba-ku, Sendai-shi, Miyahi-ken 980-0014, Japan Telephone: (022)222-7371 Fax: 222-7378

Historical Details

• Diocese of Hakodate
  • Latin Name: Kacodatensis
  • Erected: 17 April 1891
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Tokyo
  • Country: Japan

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Alexandre Berlioz, M.E.P. † (24 Apr 1891 Appointed - 25 Jul 1927 Retired)
• Andre Dumas, O.P. † ( 1931 Appointed - 1936 Died)
• Marie-Joseph Lemieux, O.P. † (29 Jun 1936 Ordained Bishop - 16 Jan 1941 Resigned)
• Michael Wasaburo Urakawa † (20 Nov 1941 Appointed - 26 Nov 1953 Retired)
• Petro Arikata Kobayashi † (21 Feb 1954 Appointed - 24 Jan 1976 Resigned)
• Raymond Augustin Chihiro Sato, O.P. † (24 Jan 1976 Appointed - 19 Jun 1998 Resigned)
• Francis Xavier Osamu Mizobe, S.D.B. (10 May 2000 Appointed - 14 May 2004 Appointed, Bishop of Takamatsu)
• Martin Tetsuo Hiraga (10 Dec 2005 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Hakodate
17 April 1891	Erected		Diocese of Hakodate (erected)
13 August 1912	Territory Lost	Diocese of Hakodate	Prefecture Apostolic of Niigata (erected)
12 February 1915	Territory Lost	Diocese of Hakodate	Prefecture Apostolic of Sapporo (erected)
Diocese of Sendai
9 March 1936	Name Changed	Diocese of Hakodate	Diocese of Sendai

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Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Diocese of Sendai
1950	5,677	6,635,317	.1%	21	31	52	109		36	299	22	ap1951
1969	12,541	6,557,000	.2%	27	13	40	313		18	337	52	ap1971
1980	12,336	7,013,198	.2%	29	53	82	150		60	334	57	ap1981
1990	11,816	7,255,210	.2%	27	47	74	159		52	319	57	ap1991
1999	11,172	7,396,081	.2%	29	33	62	180		37	311	67	ap2000
2000	10,872	7,393,347	.1%	28	37	65	167		41	300	67	ap2001
2001	10,869	7,386,346	.1%	26	33	59	184		37	307	67	ap2002
2002	10,887	7,380,697	.1%	24	30	54	201		33	303	56	ap2003
2003	10,936	7,364,591	.1%	23	28	51	214		31	288	56	ap2004
2004	10,947	7,332,874	.1%	27	23	50	218		29	289	56	ap2005

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

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Affiliated Bishops

• Alexandre Berlioz, M.E.P. † (Vicar Apostolic: 24 Apr 1891; Bishop: 15 Jun 1891 to 25 Jul 1927)
• Peter Tatsuo Doi † (Priest: 1 May 1921 to 2 Dec 1937)
• Andre Dumas, O.P. † (Apostolic Administrator: 1931 to 1936)
• Martin Tetsuo Hiraga (Priest: 16 Sep 1974; Bishop: 10 Dec 2005 - )
• Petro Arikata Kobayashi † (Bishop: 21 Feb 1954 to 24 Jan 1976)
• Marie-Joseph Lemieux, O.P. † (Bishop: 3 Dec 1935 to 16 Jan 1941)
• Francis Xavier Osamu Mizobe, S.D.B. (Bishop: 10 May 2000 to 14 May 2004)
• Raymond Augustin Chihiro Sato, O.P. † (Bishop: 24 Jan 1976 to 19 Jun 1998)
• Michael Wasaburo Urakawa † (Bishop: 20 Nov 1941 to 26 Nov 1953)