Roman Catholic Diocese of Saitama

History

• January 4, 1939: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Urawa from the Diocese of Yokohama
• December 16, 1957: Promoted as Diocese of Urawa
• March 31, 2003: Renamed as Diocese of Saitama
• June 2, 2018: Appointment of Rev. Don Mario Michiaki Yamanouchi, S.D.B.

  Leadership

• Bishops of Saitama
• * Bishop Marcellino Taiji Tani Resigned July 27, 2013. Archbishop Okada named Apostolic Administrator
• Bishops of Urawa
• * Archbishop Peter Takeo Okada
• * Archbishop Francis Xavier Kaname Shimamoto, Ist. del Prado
• * Bishop Laurentius Satoshi Nagae
• Prefects Apostolic of Urawa
• * Fr. Paul Sakuzo Uchino
• * Fr. Ambroise Leblanc, O.F.M.