Roman Catholic Diocese of Niigata

The Diocese of Niigata (Latin: Dioecesis Sendaiensis, Japaneseカトリック 新潟 教区, katorikku Niigata Kyoku ) is a location in Japan Roman Catholic diocese based in Niigata.

History

Pope Pius X founded the Apostolic Niigata Prefecture on August 13, 1912 cessions of territory of the diocese of Hakodate.

On February 18, 1922, lost part of its territory for the establishment of the Apostolic Prefecture Nagoya. With the Apostolic Constitution Sicut provido it was raised on 16 April 1962 bishopric.

Territory

The diocese consists of the prefectures Niigata Niigata, Yamagata and Akita on the island of Honshu.

Ordinaries

Apostolic Prefect of Niigata

• Joseph Reiners, SVD ( November 19 1912-28. June 1926, then Prefect Apostolic of Nagoya )
• Anton Ceska SVD (June 28, 1926-1941, died )
• Peter Magoshiro Matsuoka (1941-1953, resigned )
• John Baptist Tokisuke Noda (13 March 1953-11. October 1961 died )

Bishops of Niigata

• John Shojiro Ito (16 April 1962-9. March 1985, emeritus)
• Francis Keiichi Sato, OFM (9 March 1985-14. May 2004 emeritus)
• Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi SVD, since April 29, 2004