Diocese of Oita ( Latin: Dioecesis Oitaensis ) is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church with its center in Oita , Japan . The Diocese of Oita is included in the Metropolitanate of Nagasaki . The cathedral of the Diocese of Oita is the church of St. Francis Xavier .
| Diocese of Oita | |
|---|---|
| Dioecesis oitaensis | |
| Main city | Oita , Japan |
| A country |  Japan |
| Established | March 27, 1928 |
| Cathedral | St. Francis Xavier Cathedral |
| Metropolis | Archdiocese of Nagasaki |
| Parishes | 26 |
| Diocese Square | 14.072 km² |
| Diocese population | 2.368.659 people |
| The number of Catholics | 5.764 people |
| Share of Catholics | 0.2% |
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History
On March 27, 1928, Pope Pius XI issued the Supremi apostolatus log , which established the Sui iuris Miyazaki mission, separating it from the Diocese of Fukuoka .
On January 28, 1935, Pope Pius XI issued the bull "Ad potioris dignitatis" , which transformed the mission of sui uiris Mizayaki into an apostolic prefecture . DJ during the Second World War, the apostolic administrator of the prefecture was the priest Francis Xavier Ititaro Ideaguchi.
On December 22, 1961, Pope John XXIII issued the bull "Quae universo" , which transformed the apostolic prefecture of Mizayaki into the diocese of Oita.
Ordinaries of the diocese
- Priest Vincenzo Cimatti SDB [1] (1928 - 11/21/1940);
- Priest Francis Xavier Ititaro Ideaguchi (1940 - 11/18/1945) - Apostolic Administrator;
- Bishop Dominic Senyumon Fukahori (11/18/1945 - 12/22/1961) - Apostolic Administrator;
- Bishop Peter Saburo Hirata (12/22/1961 - 11/15/1969) - appointed bishop of Fukuoka ;
- Bishop Peter Takaaki Hirayama (11/15/1969 - 05/10/2000);
- Bishop Dominic Ryoji Miyahara (05/10/2000 - 03/19/2008) - appointed Bishop of Fukuoka;
- vacancy ;
- Pavel Sueo Hamaguchi (03/25/2011 - to the present).
Notes
- ↑ see Abbreviations of Catholic Male Monastic Orders and Congregations
Source
- Annuario Pontificio , Libreria Editrice Vaticana, Città del Vaticano, 2003, ISBN 88-209-7422-3
- Breve Supremi apostolatus , AAS 20 (1928), p. 220] (lat.)
- Bull Ad potioris dignitatis , AAS 27 (1935), p. 425 (lat.)
- Bull Quae universo , AAS 54 (1962), p. 837 (lat.)
Links
- Official site (Japanese)
- Information