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Diocese of Saitama Dioecesis Saitamaensis カトリックさいたま教区 |
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| Location | |
| Country | Japan |
| Ecclesiastical province | Tokyo |
| Metropolitan | Tokyo |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 22,604 km2 (8,727 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2010) 14,139,486 100,477 (0.7%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St Theresa of the Child Jesus in Urawa, Saitama |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Sede Vacante |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Peter Takeo Okada |
| Apostolic Administrator | Peter Takeo Okada |
| Emeritus Bishops | Marcellino Taiji Tani Bishop Emeritus (2000-2013) |
| Map | |
| Website | |
| Website of the Diocese | |
Coordinates: 35°51′40″N 139°38′39″E / 35.8611°N 139.6442°E
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Saitama (Latin: Saitamaen(sis), Japanese: カトリックさいたま教区) is a diocese located in the city of Saitama in the Ecclesiastical province of Tokyo in Japan.