Kagoshima (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Francis Xavier Hiroaki Nakano, Bishop
Paul Kenjiro Koriyama, Bishop Emeritus

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Elevated: 25 February 1955
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Nagasaki
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: Japan
Square Kilometers: 9,187 (3,548 Square Miles)
Official Web Site: http://kagoshima-catholic.jp/
Mailing Address: 13-42 Terukuni-cho, Kagoshima-shi 892-0841, Japan
Telephone: (099)226-5100
Fax: 225-0440

Historical Details

Prefecture Apostolic of Kagoshima
- Latin Name: de Kagoshima
- Erected: 18 March 1927
- Country: Japan

Past and Present Ordinaries

Égide Marie (Donat) Roy, O.F.M. † (23 Nov 1927 Appointed - 1936 Resigned)
Paul Aijirô Yamaguchi † (9 Nov 1936 Appointed - 1 Jul 1937 Appointed, Bishop of Nagasaki)
Joseph Asjiro Satowaki † (25 Feb 1955 Appointed - 19 Dec 1968 Appointed, Archbishop of Nagasaki)
Paul Shinichi Itonaga † (15 Nov 1969 Appointed - 3 Dec 2005 Retired)
Paul Kenjiro Koriyama (3 Dec 2005 Appointed - 7 Jul 2018 Retired)
Francis Xavier Hiroaki Nakano (7 Jul 2018 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Prefecture Apostolic of Kagoshima
18 March 1927	Erected	Diocese of Nagasaki (Kagoshima and Okinawa)	Prefecture Apostolic of Kagoshima (erected)
1947	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Kagoshima	Apostolic Administration of Okinawa and the Southern Islands (Ryukyus) (erected)
Diocese of Kagoshima
25 February 1955	Elevated	Prefecture Apostolic of Kagoshima	Diocese of Kagoshima
4 May 1959	Metropolitan Changed		Diocese of Kagoshima (from Tōkyō)
18 December 1972	Territory Lost	Diocese of Kagoshima (Ryu-Kyu) Apostolic Administration of Okinawa and the Southern Islands (Ryukyus)	Diocese of Naha (erected)

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source

Prefecture Apostolic of Kagoshima

1950 667 1,766,514 .0% 4 4 166 4 11 7 ap1951

Diocese of Kagoshima

1970 9,016 1,801,529 .5% 11 33 44 204 47 168 17 ap1971

1980 8,822 1,772,261 .5% 16 31 47 187 42 250 23 ap1981

1990 9,498 1,810,341 .5% 21 24 45 211 30 235 28 ap1991

1999 9,025 1,782,654 .5% 21 23 44 205 27 218 28 ap2000

2000 9,063 1,787,376 .5% 19 22 41 221 26 211 29 ap2001

2001 9,126 1,779,273 .5% 18 22 40 228 27 212 29 ap2002

2002 9,321 1,782,333 .5% 18 23 41 227 28 204 29 ap2003

2003 9,322 1,778,575 .5% 17 22 39 239 28 199 29 ap2004

2004 9,287 1,773,301 .5% 21 25 46 201 30 187 29 ap2005

2006 9,508 1,769,932 .5% 17 24 41 231 2 30 173 28 ap2007

2011 9,281 1,698,500 .5% 19 23 42 220 6 28 133 30 ap2012

2013 9,383 1,681,076 .6% 22 22 44 213 6 27 152 71 ap2014

2016 8,971 1,646,757 .5% 26 18 44 203 6 22 136 71 ap2017

2019 9,074 1,611,278 .6% 24 16 40 226 7 19 109 70 ap2020

2021 8,864 1,586,435 .6% 23 9 32 277 8 13 104 70 ap2022

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Prefecture Apostolic of Kagoshima
1950	667	1,766,514	.0%	4		4	166		4	11	7	ap1951
Diocese of Kagoshima
1970	9,016	1,801,529	.5%	11	33	44	204		47	168	17	ap1971
1980	8,822	1,772,261	.5%	16	31	47	187		42	250	23	ap1981
1990	9,498	1,810,341	.5%	21	24	45	211		30	235	28	ap1991
1999	9,025	1,782,654	.5%	21	23	44	205		27	218	28	ap2000
2000	9,063	1,787,376	.5%	19	22	41	221		26	211	29	ap2001
2001	9,126	1,779,273	.5%	18	22	40	228		27	212	29	ap2002
2002	9,321	1,782,333	.5%	18	23	41	227		28	204	29	ap2003
2003	9,322	1,778,575	.5%	17	22	39	239		28	199	29	ap2004
2004	9,287	1,773,301	.5%	21	25	46	201		30	187	29	ap2005
2006	9,508	1,769,932	.5%	17	24	41	231	2	30	173	28	ap2007
2011	9,281	1,698,500	.5%	19	23	42	220	6	28	133	30	ap2012
2013	9,383	1,681,076	.6%	22	22	44	213	6	27	152	71	ap2014
2016	8,971	1,646,757	.5%	26	18	44	203	6	22	136	71	ap2017
2019	9,074	1,611,278	.6%	24	16	40	226	7	19	109	70	ap2020
2021	8,864	1,586,435	.6%	23	9	32	277	8	13	104	70	ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Francis Xavier Ichitaro Ideguchi † (Apostolic Administrator: 10 Jun 1940 to 1955)
Paul Shinichi Itonaga † (Bishop: 15 Nov 1969 to 3 Dec 2005)
Égide Marie (Donat) Roy, O.F.M. † (Prefect: 23 Nov 1927 to 1936)
Joseph Asjiro Satowaki † (Bishop: 25 Feb 1955 to 19 Dec 1968)
Paul Aijirô Yamaguchi † (Prefect: 9 Nov 1936 to 1 Jul 1937)

Source(s)

Prefecture Apostolic of Kagoshima
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 19, Page 270, and Page 271
Diocese of Kagoshima
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 47, Page 486, to Page 488
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 51, Page 796, and Page 798

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