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DIOCESE OF SAPPORO
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10, 6-chome, kitaichijohigashi,
Chuo-ku, Sapporo, 060-0031, HOKKAIDO
Tel.011-241-2785 fax.221-3668 |
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KITAICHIJO CHURCH
10, 6-chome, kitaichijohigashi, Chuo-ku, Sapporo,
060-0031, HOKKAIDO
Tel.011-231-4189
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| Bishop |
The see is vacant
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Predecessors
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- Most Rev. KINOLD, Wenceslaus O.F.M. 1915-1941
(1915-1929 Prefect Apostolic, 1929-1941 Vicar Apostolic)
- Msgr. TODA, Lawrence Tatewaki 1941-1944 (Administrator
Apostolic)
- Msgr. SENO, Augustine Isamu 1944-1952 (Administrator
Apostolic)
- Most Rev. TOMIZAWA, Benedict Takahiko 1952-1987
- Most Rev. Peter Toshio Jinushi 1988-2009
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| History |
The Apostolic Prefecture of Sapporo was established on February
12, 1915. It was
separated from the Hakodate Diocese and included all of Hokkaido
(except the district of Hakodate) and the southern part of
Sakhalin. It was entrusted to the Order of Friars Minor of
Fulda Province, Germany. Msgr. Wenceslaus Kinold, O.F.M.,
was appointed Apostolic Prefect. On March 30, 1929, it was
raised to the status of Apostolic Vicariate and Msgr. Kinold
was consecrated bishop.
On July 14, 1932, when the southern part of Sakhalin became
independent, the Apostolic Prefecture of Sakhalin was established
and was transferred to the care of Polish Franciscans.
Upon the resignation of Bishop Kinold as Apostolic Vicar
, Msgr. Tatewaki Toda became Apostolic Administrator in 1941.
In 1944 Msgr. Toda was transferred to the Yokohama Diocese
and Msgr. Isamu Seno was appointed Apostolic Administrator.
On December 11, 1952 the district of Hakodate, which had
belonged to the Sendai Diocese, was incorporated and Sapporo
was raised to the status of a diocese that included all of
Hokkaido. Fr. Takahiko Tomizawa was appointed the first bishop
of the new Sapporo Diocese and consecrated on March 19, 1953.
With the resignation of Bishop Tomizawa, Fr. Toshio Jinushi
was appointed as his successor on October 3, 1987, and consecrated
on January 15,1988.
On November 17, 2009 it was announced that the resignation
of Bishop Jinushi was accepted and Most Rev. Isao Kikuchi,
Bishop of Niigata, was appointed as Apostolic Administrator
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