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Diocese of Saitama

Dioecesis Saitamaensis



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Name Changed: 31 March 2003
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Tōkyō
  • Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelization
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Japan
  • Square Kilometers: 22,665 (8,754 Square Miles)
  • Official Web Site: http://saitama-kyoku.net/
  • Mailing Address: Bishop's Residence, 6-4-12 Tokiwa, Urawa-ku, Saitama-shi, 336-0061, Japan
  • Telephone: (048)831-3150
  • Fax: 824-3532

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Prefecture Apostolic of Urawa
4 January 1939ErectedDiocese of Yokohama (Gumma, Tochigi, Haralci, and Saitama) Prefecture Apostolic of Urawa (erected)
Diocese of Urawa
16 December 1957ElevatedPrefecture Apostolic of Urawa Diocese of Urawa
Diocese of Saitama
31 March 2003Name ChangedDiocese of Urawa Diocese of Saitama

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Prefecture Apostolic of Urawa
19502,8077,221,286.0%1161716512512ap1951
Diocese of Urawa
197010,6328,983,110.1%966751417614744ap1971
198012,98111,429,000.1%1364771687916546ap1981
199016,76113,048,924.1%1652682466318659ap1991
199978,99413,928,489.6%1544591,33825316860ap2000
200079,12913,974,550.6%1546611,29725617660ap2001
200187,20814,037,331.6%1348611,42915817260ap2002
200287,31213,965,767.6%1551661,32215918560ap2003
Diocese of Saitama
200389,91314,045,552.6%1652681,32226017659ap2004
200490,46314,179,715.6%1743601,50735019157ap2005
2010100,47714,139,486.7%1837551,82654116859ap2011
2014120,87314,126,640.9%2434582,08473727953ap2015
2017120,29014,129,148.9%2426502,40563015959ap2018
2020119,82014,074,691.9%2226482,49652913259ap2021
2022119,40014,025,837.9%2027472,5402912059ap2023

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 Urawa
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 31, Page 129, and Page 160
  • Diocese of Urawa
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 50, Page 505, to Page 507

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