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
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
CathedralCathedral of Saints Peter and Paul, Sendai
Current leadership
PopeLeo XIV
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 Tokyo in Japan.