Roman Catholic Diocese of Sendai

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
CountryJapan
TerritoryMiyagi, Aomori, Fukushima, and Iwate
Ecclesiastical provinceTokyo
MetropolitanTokyo
Statistics
Area45,951 km2 (17,742 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2010)
7,167,150
10,949 (0.2%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
CathedralCathedral of Saints Peter and Paul, Sendai
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopEdgar C. Gacutan, C.I.C.M.
Metropolitan ArchbishopTarcisio Isao Kikuchi
Bishops emeritusMartin Tetsuo Hiraga
Map
Website
http://www.sendai.catholic.jp/

The Diocese of Sendai (Latin: Dioecesis Sendaiensis, Japanese: カトリック仙台教区) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church centered in the city of Sendai. It is within the ecclesiastical province of Archdiocese of Tokyo in Japan.