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Diocese of Kagoshima

Dioecesis Kagoshimaensis



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General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Elevated: 25 February 1955
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Nagasaki
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Japan
  • Square Kilometers: 9,187 (3,548 Square Miles)
  • Official Web Site: http://kagoshima-catholic.jp/
  • Mailing Address: 13-42 Terukuni-cho, Kagoshima-shi 892-0841, Japan
  • Telephone: (099)226-5100
  • Fax: 225-0440

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Prefecture Apostolic of Kagoshima
18 March 1927ErectedDiocese of Nagasaki (Kagoshima and Okinawa) Prefecture Apostolic of Kagoshima (erected)
1947Territory LostPrefecture Apostolic of Kagoshima Apostolic Administration of Okinawa and the Southern Islands (Ryukyus) (erected)
Diocese of Kagoshima
25 February 1955ElevatedPrefecture Apostolic of Kagoshima Diocese of Kagoshima
4 May 1959Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Kagoshima (from Tōkyō)
18 December 1972Territory LostDiocese of Kagoshima (Ryu-Kyu)
Apostolic Administration of Okinawa and the Southern Islands (Ryukyus)
Diocese of Naha (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Prefecture Apostolic of Kagoshima
19506671,766,514.0%441664117ap1951
Diocese of Kagoshima
19709,0161,801,529.5%1133442044716817ap1971
19808,8221,772,261.5%1631471874225023ap1981
19909,4981,810,341.5%2124452113023528ap1991
19999,0251,782,654.5%2123442052721828ap2000
20009,0631,787,376.5%1922412212621129ap2001
20019,1261,779,273.5%1822402282721229ap2002
20029,3211,782,333.5%1823412272820429ap2003
20039,3221,778,575.5%1722392392819929ap2004
20049,2871,773,301.5%2125462013018729ap2005
20069,5081,769,932.5%17244123123017328ap2007
20119,2811,698,500.5%19234222062813330ap2012
20139,3831,681,076.6%22224421362715271ap2014
20168,9711,646,757.5%26184420362213671ap2017
20199,0741,611,278.6%24164022671910970ap2020
20218,8641,586,435.6%2393227781310470ap2022

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Prefecture Apostolic of Kagoshima
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 19, Page 270, and Page 271
  • Diocese of Kagoshima
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 47, Page 486, to Page 488
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 51, Page 796, and Page 798

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