Jurisdiction: | Diocese |
Saitama | |
Local: | Japanese: カトリックさいたま教区 |
Latin: | Dioecesis Saitamaensis |
Country: | Japan |
Territory: | Saitama, Tochigi, Gunma, and Ibaraki |
Metropolitan: | Tokyo |
Province: | Tokyo |
Rite: | Latin Rite |
Cathedral: | Cathedral of St Theresa of the Child Jesus in Urawa, Saitama |
Area Km2: | 22,604 |
Population: | 14,074,691 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Catholics: | 119,820 |
Catholics Percent: | 0.9 |
Bishop: | Mario Michiaki Yamanouchi[1] |
Metro Archbishop: | Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi |
Emeritus Bishops: | Marcellino Taiji Tani Bishop Emeritus (2000-2013) |
Map: | Giappone - Diocesi di Saitama.png |
Website: | Website of the Diocese |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Saitama (Latin: Dioecesis Saitamaensis, Japanese: カトリックさいたま教区) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of Saitama in the ecclesiastical province of Tokyo in Japan.