Nonreducing dielectric ceramic and monolithic ceramic capacitor using the same

A nonreducing dielectric ceramic comprising;

• a main-component having a perovskite crystal phase, the main-component satisfying the formula (Ca1-a-b-cSraBabMgc)m(Zr1-w-x-y-zTiwMnxNiyHfz)O3 wherein 0≦a<0.5, 0≦b<0.5, 0≦c<0.05, 0≦a+b+c<0.5, 0.98≦m<1.03, 0≦w<0.6, 0≦x<0.05, 0≦y<0.05, 0≦z<0.3, 0≦x+y≦0.05, and 0≦w+x+y+z<0.6;
• and
• at least one compound oxide selected from the group consisting of (Si, T)O2—MO—XO and (Si, T)O2—(Mn, M′)O—Al2O3, wherein T is at least one of Ti and Zr, MO is at least one of MnO and NiO, XO is at least one member selected from the group consisting of BaO, SrO, CaO and MgO, and M′ is at least one member selected from the group consisting of Ni, Ba, Sr, Ca and Mg;
• wherein the ratio of the intensity of the maximum peak of the crystal phases other than the perovskite crystal phase to the intensity of the maximum peak assigned to the perovskite crystal phase appearing at 2θ=25 to 35° in a CuKα X-ray diffraction pattern is about 5% or less.