Bishop(s)
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General Information
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Date | Event | From | To |
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Prefecture Apostolic of Niigata | |||
13 August 1912 | Erected | Diocese of Hakodate (Akitaken, Tamagataken, and Nygataken)
Archdiocese of Tōkyō (Toyamaken, Ishikawaken, and Fukuiken) | Prefecture Apostolic of Niigata (erected) |
18 February 1922 | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Niigata (Fukui, Ishikawa, and Toyama)
Archdiocese of Tōkyō (Aichi and Gifu) | Prefecture Apostolic of Nagoya (erected) |
Diocese of Niigata | |||
16 April 1962 | Elevated | Prefecture Apostolic of Niigata | Diocese of Niigata |
Year | Catholics | Total Population | Percent Catholic | Diocesan Priests | Religious Priests | Total Priests | Catholics Per Priest | Permanent Deacons | Male Religious | Female Religious | Parishes | Source |
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Prefecture Apostolic of Niigata | ||||||||||||
1950 | 2,613 | 5,070,000 | .1% | 3 | 17 | 20 | 130 | 57 | ap1951 | |||
Diocese of Niigata | ||||||||||||
1970 | 6,762 | 4,908,821 | .1% | 13 | 34 | 47 | 143 | 35 | 115 | ap1971 | ||
1980 | 7,092 | 4,929,000 | .1% | 15 | 30 | 45 | 157 | 30 | 134 | 28 | ap1981 | |
1990 | 7,246 | 4,974,487 | .1% | 14 | 22 | 36 | 201 | 22 | 125 | 35 | ap1991 | |
1999 | 7,570 | 4,945,803 | .2% | 14 | 19 | 33 | 229 | 19 | 99 | 35 | ap2000 | |
2000 | 7,502 | 4,932,156 | .2% | 15 | 18 | 33 | 227 | 18 | 97 | 34 | ap2001 | |
2001 | 7,567 | 4,908,788 | .2% | 15 | 18 | 33 | 229 | 1 | 19 | 101 | 34 | ap2002 |
2002 | 7,674 | 4,893,401 | .2% | 15 | 19 | 34 | 225 | 1 | 20 | 98 | 36 | ap2003 |
2003 | 7,549 | 4,893,401 | .2% | 15 | 19 | 34 | 222 | 1 | 20 | 99 | 37 | ap2004 |
2004 | 7,711 | 4,850,802 | .2% | 15 | 20 | 35 | 220 | 1 | 21 | 96 | 37 | ap2005 |
2013 | 7,237 | 4,610,854 | .2% | 18 | 19 | 37 | 195 | 21 | 64 | 31 | ap2014 | |
2016 | 7,335 | 4,570,000 | .2% | 17 | 21 | 38 | 193 | 22 | 61 | 30 | ap2017 | |
2019 | 7,265 | 4,315,557 | .2% | 18 | 20 | 38 | 191 | 22 | 51 | 30 | ap2020 | |
2021 | 6,980 | 4,216,769 | .2% | 14 | 16 | 30 | 232 | 17 | 47 | 30 | ap2022 |
Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.
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