Diocese of Ōita
| Diocese of Ōita | |
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| Basic data | |
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| Country | Japan |
| Ecclesiastical province | Nagasaki |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Nagasaki Archdiocese |
| Diocesan bishop | Paul Sueo Hamaguchi |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Peter Takaaki Hirayama |
| founding | 1927 |
| surface | 14,075 km² |
| Parishes | 26 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 2,292,454 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 6,037 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 0.3% |
| Diocesan priest | 16 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 31 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 128 |
| Permanent deacons | 3 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Friars | 48 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 219 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Japanese |
| cathedral | Ōita Kyōkai |
The Diocese of Oita ( lat. : Dioecesis Oitaensis , Jap. カトリック大分教区 , katorikku Oita Kyoku ) is in Japan situated Roman Catholic diocese based in Oita .
history
Pope Pius XI founded the Mission sui juris Miyazaki with the Breve Supremi apostolatus on March 27, 1927 from cession of territory by the diocese of Fukuoka . With the Apostolic Constitution Ad potioris dignitatis it was raised to the diocese on January 28, 1935.
According to the Bull Quae Universo , it moved the bishopric from Miyazaki to Oita on December 22, 1961 and took its current name.
The Oita diocese includes the prefectures Ōita and Miyazaki on the island of Kyushu . In 2011 the diocese had an area of 14,071 km² and a population of 2,376,414, including 6,288 Catholics. There were 26 parishes, 50 priests (14 world and 36 religious), 228 sisters and 4 major seminarians.
Ordinaries
Superior by Miyazaki
- Vincenzo Cimatti SDB , August 1, 1928-28. January 1935
Apostolic Prefect of Miyazaki
- Vincenzo Cimatti SDB, January 28, 1935-21. November 1940
- Francis Xavier Ichitarō Ideguchi , 1940-18. November 1945, Apostolic Administrator
- Dominic Senyemon Fukahori , November 18, 1945-22. December 1961, Apostolic Administrator
Bishops of Oita
- Peter Saburō Hirata PSS , December 22, 1961–15. November 1969, then Bishop of Fukuoka
- Peter Takaaki Hirayama , Nov. 15, 1969-10. May 2000
- Dominic Ryōji Miyahara , May 10, 2000-19. March 2008, then Bishop of Fukuoka
- Paul Sueo Hamaguchi , since March 25, 2011
See also
Web links
- Entry on the website of the Bishops' Conference of Japan in Japanese and English
- Entry for the Diocese of Ōita on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)
- Entry about the Diocese of Oita in Giga-Catholic (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ "Bishop of Oita appointed" ( Memento of the original from July 6, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , agenzia fides, March 26, 2011
