Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nagasaki
Archdiocese of Nagasaki Archidioecesis Nagasakiensis カトリック長崎大司教区 | |
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 Cathedral of the Archdiocese | |
| Location | |
| Country | Japan |
| Ecclesiastical province | Nagasaki |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 4,192 km2 (1,619 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2004) 1,500,249 67,728 (4.5%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Cathedral | Immaculate Conception Cathedral in Nagasaki |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Joseph Mitsuaki Takami, P.S.S. |
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| Website | |
| Website of the Diocese | |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nagasaki (Latin: Nagasakien(sis), Japanese: カトリック長崎大司教区) is an archdiocese located in the city of Nagasaki in Japan.
History[]
- May 22, 1876: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Japan from the Apostolic Vicariate of Japan
- June 15, 1891: Promoted as Diocese of Nagasaki
- May 4, 1959: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Nagasaki
- August 9, 1945: The Immaculate Conception Cathedral was destroyed by the second atomic bomb that was dropped over Japan. Many Catholics of Nagasaki died that day inside the church.
Leadership[]
- † (17 May 1627 Appointed - 22 Dec 1670 Retired)
- , M.E.P. † (22 May 1876 Appointed - 7 Oct 1884 Died)
- , M.E.P. † (16 Jun 1885 Appointed - 18 Sep 1911 Died)
- , M.E.P. † (3 Jun 1912 Appointed - 18 Aug 1926 Died)
- Januarius Kyunosuke Hayasaka † (16 Jul 1927 Appointed - 5 Feb 1937 Resigned)
- Paul Aijirō Yamaguchi † (15 Sep 1937 Appointed - 19 Dec 1968 Retired)
- (Cardinal) Joseph Asajiro Satowaki † (19 Dec 1968 Appointed - 8 Feb 1990 Retired)
- Francis Xavier Kaname Shimamoto, Ist. del Prado † (8 Feb 1990 Appointed - 31 Aug 2002 Died)
- Joseph Mitsuaki Takami, P.S.S. (17 Oct 2003 Appointed - )
Suffragan dioceses[]
See also[]
Sources[]
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Wikisource has the text of the 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia article Nagasaki. |
- GCatholic.org/GCatholic.org: The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Nagasaki, Japan
- Catholic Hierarchy
- Diocese website
External links[]
| show Roman Catholic Archdioceses of Japan |
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Coordinates: 32°46′34″N 129°52′06″E / 32.77611°N 129.86833°E
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