Roman Catholic Diocese of Sendai

Coordinates: 38°15′49.07″N 140°52′42.41″E / 38.2636306°N 140.8784472°E / 38.2636306; 140.8784472

Diocese of Sendai
Dioecesis Sendaiensis
カトリック仙台教区
Location
Country Japan
Ecclesiastical province Tokyo
Metropolitan Tokyo
Statistics
Area 45,951 km2 (17,742 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2010)
7,167,150
10,949 (0.2%)
Information
Rite Latin Rite
Cathedral Cathedral of St Peter and St Paul in Sendai
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Martin Tetsuo Hiraga
Metropolitan Archbishop Peter Takeo Okada
Map
Website
Website of the Diocese

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Sendai (Latin: Sendaiensis, Japanese: カトリック仙台教区) is a diocese located in the city of Sendai in the Ecclesiastical province of Tokyo in Japan.

History

Leadership

See also

Sources

Wikisource has the text of a 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia article about Diocese of Hakodate.


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