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Suffragan diocese Sapporo 札幌, Japan

Diocese of Sapporo 札幌

Sapporen(sis)

The Diocese of Sapporo covers the whole of Hokkaido, the largest diocese in Japan by area. Established as an apostolic prefecture in 1915 and raised to a diocese in 1952, it is led by Bishop Bernard Taiji Katsuya.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for Guardian Angels Cathedral, in Sapporo 札幌, Japan.

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Established
1952
Catholics
16,091
Priests
52
Territory
83,452 km²

Parishes and churches

57 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.

The bishop

Bishop
Bernard Taiji Katsuya
Born
2 December 1955
Birthplace
Muroran-Hokkaido

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The cathedral

Guardian Angels Cathedral stands in Sapporo 札幌, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.