Diocese of Oita 大分, Japan 🇯🇵 (original) (raw)
Celebrations
History
- 1588.02.19: Established as Diocese of Funai 府内 / Funay / Funayen(sis) (Latin) (from Diocese of Macau 澳門 and became suffragan of Goa)
- 1660?: Suppressed
- 1928.03.27: Restored as Mission sui juris of Miyazaki 宮崎 (from Apostolic Prefecture of Kagoshima 鹿児島 and became suffragan of Tokyo 東京)
- 1935.01.28: Promoted as Apostolic Prefecture of Miyazaki 宮崎
- 1959.05.04: Became suffragan of Nagasaki 長崎
- 1961.12.22: Promoted as Diocese of Oita 大分 / Oitaën(sis) (Latin)
Present Prelates
| Bishop (2022.04.05 – ...): |  Bishop Sulpicius Shinzo Moriyama (スルピス 森山信三) (65) |
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Ordinaries
| Bishops of Oita 大分 (Roman Rite) |
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| Bishop Sulpicius Shinzo Moriyama (スルピス 森山信三) (65) (2022.04.05 – ...)Bishop of Oita 大分 (Japan)Quod confractum fucrate alligabo et quod infirmum fuerat consolidabo |
| Fr. Joseph Atsushi Yamashita (ヨセフ 山下 敦) (Apostolic Administrator 2022.01.15 – 2022.04.05) |
| Fr. Ignatius Takashi Taguchi (イグナチオ 田口孝志) (Apostolic Administrator 2021.01 – 2022.01.15) |
| Bishop Paul Sueo Hamaguchi (パウロ 浜口末雄) (2011.03.25 – 2020.12.28)Prædicate evangelium omni creaturæBorn:1948.08.01 (Higashi Shutsu, 東京都, Japan)Ordained Priest:1975.03.19Consecrated Bishop:2011.06.26Died:2020.12.28 (Ōita, 大分県, Japan † 72)Priest of Nagasaki 長崎 (Japan) (1975.03.19 – 2011.03.25)Bishop of Oita 大分 (Japan) (2011.03.25 – 2020.12.28) |
 Bishop Dominic Ryōji Miyahara (ドミニコ 宮原良治) (69) (2000.05.10 – 2008.03.19)Bishop emeritus of Fukuoka 福岡 (Japan)Adveniat regnum tuumBorn:1955.05.22 (Gotō, 長崎県, Japan)Ordained Priest:1982.03.19Consecrated Bishop:2000.10.01Priest of Nagasaki 長崎 (Japan) (1982.03.19 – 2000.05.10)Bishop of Oita 大分 (Japan) (2000.05.10 – 2008.03.19)Bishop of Fukuoka 福岡 (Japan) (2008.03.19 – 2019.04.27) |
| Bishop Peter Takaaki Hirayama (ペトロ 平山高明) (1969.11.15 – 2000.05.10)Born:1924.03.31 (Seoul, South Korea)Ordained Priest:1957.03.19Consecrated Bishop:1970.01.25Died:2023.07.15 (Oita, Japan † 99)Priest of Fukuoka 福岡 (Japan) (1957.03.19 – 1969.11.15)Bishop of Oita 大分 (Japan) (1969.11.15 – 2000.05.10) |
| Bishop Peter Saburo Hirata (ペトロ 平田三郎), P.S.S. (1961.12.22 – 1969.11.15)Born:1913.08.18 (Kitano, 福岡県, Japan)Ordained Priest:1939.06.29Consecrated Bishop:1962.03.26Died:2007.08.05 († 93)Bishop of Oita 大分 (Japan) (1961.12.22 – 1969.11.15)Bishop of Fukuoka 福岡 (Japan) (1969.11.15 – 1990.10.06) |
| Prefects Apostolic of Miyazaki 宮崎 (Roman Rite) |
| Bishop Dominic Senyemon Fukahori (ドミニコ 深堀 仙右衛門) (Apostolic Administrator 1945.11.18 – 1961.12.22) |
| Fr. Francis Xavier Ichitaro Ideguchi (フランシスコ 出口 一太郎) (Apostolic Administrator 1940 – 1945.11.18) |
| Venerable Fr. Vincenzo Cimatti (ヴィンチェンツォ・チマッチ), S.D.B. (1935.01.28 – 1940.11.21) |
| Ecclesiastical Superiors of Miyazaki 宮崎 (Roman Rite) |
| Venerable Fr. Vincenzo Cimatti (ヴィンチェンツォ・チマッチ), S.D.B. (1928.08.01 – 1935.01.28)(see above) |
| Bishops of Funai 府内 (Roman Rite) |
| Archbishop Francesco Antonio Frascella, O.F.M. Conv. (Apostolic Administrator 1638.02.26 – ?) |
| Bishop Diogo Correia Valente (ディオゴ・コレア・ヴァレンテ / 華倫他), S.J. (1618.01.08 – 1633.10.28)Born:1567 (Portugal)Ordained Priest:1599Consecrated Bishop:1618.03.18Died:1633.10.28 (Macau † 65)Bishop of Funai 府内 (Japan) (1618.01.08 – 1633.10.28)Apostolic Administrator of Macau 澳門 (Macau) (1626.08.27 – 1633.10.28) |
| Bishop Luis Cerqueira (ルイス・デ・セルケイラ), S.J. (1598.02.18 – 1614.02.15)Born:1552 (Portugal)Consecrated Bishop:1593.11Died:1614.02.15 († 61)Titular Bishop of Tiberias (1593.01.29 – 1598.02.18)Coadjutor Bishop of Funai 府内 (Japan) (1593.01.29 – 1598.02.18)Bishop of Funai 府内 (Japan) (1598.02.18 – 1614.02.15) |
| Bishop Pedro Martins (ペドロ・マルティンス), S.J. (1592.02.17 – 1598.02.18)Born:1542 (Portugal)Ordained Priest:1570Died:1598.02.18 († 55)Bishop of Funai 府内 (Japan) (1592.02.17 – 1598.02.18) |
| Bishop Sebastião de Morais (セバスティアン・デ・モライス), S.J. (1588.02.19 – 1588.08.19)Born:1536 (Portugal)Ordained Priest:1560Consecrated Bishop:1588.03.27Died:1588.08.19 (Ilha de Moçambique, Mozambique † 51)Bishop of Funai 府内 (Japan) (1588.02.19 – 1588.08.19) |
Former Prelates
- Coadjutor Bishop: Bishop Luis Cerqueira (ルイス・デ・セルケイラ), S.J. (1593.01.29 – 1598.02.18)
Statistics (2022.12.31)
Area: 14,076 km²
Population: 5,607 Catholics (0.3% of 2,157,786 total)
Pastoral Centres: 24 parishes, 1 mission
Personnel: 34 priests (17 diocesan, 17 religious), 1 deacon, 235 religious (28 brothers, 207 sisters), 2 seminarians