Roman Catholic Diocese of Sendai explained

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Jurisdiction:Diocese
Sendai
Local:Japanese: カトリック仙台教区
Latin:Dioecesis Sendaiensis
Country:Japan
Territory:Miyagi, Aomori, Fukushima, and Iwate
Metropolitan:Tokyo
Province:Tokyo
Rite:Latin Rite
Cathedral:Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul, Sendai
Area Km2:45,951
Population:7,167,150
Population As Of:2010
Catholics:10,949
Catholics Percent:0.2
Metro Archbishop:Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi
Emeritus Bishops:Martin Tetsuo Hiraga
Map:Giappone - Diocesi di Sendai.png
Website:http://www.sendai.catholic.jp/

The Diocese of Sendai (Latin: Dioecesis Sendaiensis, Japanese: カトリック仙台教区) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church centered in the city of Sendai. It is within the ecclesiastical province of Archdiocese of Tokyo in Japan.

History

On April 17, 1891, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Hakodate was carved out of the Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Japan. On March 9, 1936 the diocese was renamed the Diocese of Sendai.

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