Roman Catholic Diocese of Niigata

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Diocese of Niigata

Dioecesis Niigataënsis

カトリック新潟教区
Cathedral of Christ the King
Location
CountryJapan
Ecclesiastical provinceTokyo
MetropolitanTokyo
Statistics
Area33,517 km2 (12,941 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2004)
4,850,802
7,711 (0.2%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
CathedralCathedral of Christ the King in Niigata
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopPaul Daisuke Narui, S.V.D.
Metropolitan ArchbishopTarcisio Isao Kikuchi, S.V.D.
Map
Website
Website of the Diocese

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

The apparitions of Our Lady of Akita were within its territory and Bishop John Shojiro Ito initially approved the apparitions in 1984.[1]

History

French botanist Father Urbain Faurie was one of the early missionaries to the Niigata area, who arrived in Japan in July 1873.[2] On August 13, 1912, the Apostolic Prefecture of Niigata was established from part of the Diocese of Hakodate.[3] The first Apostolic Prefect was Msgr. Joseph Reiners S.V.D. of the Society of the Divine Word. On April 16, 1962 the Prefecture was raised to a Diocese; the first bishop was John Shojiro Ito.

In 1984, the Grey Nuns of the Cross (Sisters of Charity of Ottawa) established the Élisabeth Bruyère Convent in the city of Yamagata, where they worked closely with the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart. The sisters' apostolate includes parish ministry, teaching kindergarten, as well as, at the Maria Komakusa Day Care Center. They also minister to the elderly.[4]

On October 25, 2017, Bishop Kikuchi was appointed Archbishop of Tokyo. The See of Niigata became vacant and the Kikuchi was appointed Apostolic Administrator.[5]

Leadership
Bishops of Niigata
  • Paul Daisuke Narui (May 31, 2020[6] – present)
  • Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi (タルチシオ菊地功), S.V.D. (September 20, 2004[7] – October 25, 2017)[8]
  • Francis Keiichi Sato (フランシスコ佐藤敬一), O.F.M. (March 9, 1985 – May 14, 2004)
  • John Shojiro Ito (使徒ヨハネ伊藤庄治郎) (April 4, 1962 – March 9, 1985)
Prefects Apostolic of Niigata 新潟
  • John Baptist Tokisuke Noda (ヨハネ・バプティスタ野田時助) (March 13, 1953 – October 11, 1961)
  • Peter Magoshiro Matsuoka (ペトロ松岡孫四郎) (1941 – 1953)
  • Anton Ceska (アントン・テェスカ), S.V.D. (June 28, 1926 – 1941)
  • Joseph Reiners (ヨゼフ・ライネルス), S.V.D. (19 November 1912[9] – June 28, 1926)

See also

References
  1. "The Apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Akita", EWTN
  2. Hayata, The Botanical Magazine, XXX, 1916, pp267-272Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. "S. Congregatio de Propaganda Fide". Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF) (in Latin). Vol. V. 1913. p. 8. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  4. "Presence in Japan", Sisters of Charity of Ottawa
  5. "Diocese of Niigata", Catholic Bishops' conference of Japan
  6. "Resignations and Appointments, 31.05.2020" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. May 31, 2020. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  7. "Pope appoints a new bishop to Archdiocese of Tokyo, Japan". Vatican Radio. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  8. "Resignations and Appointments, 25.10.2017" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  9. Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. V. 1913. p. 8. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
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