Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nagasaki
Archdiocese of Nagasaki
Archidioecesis Nagasakiensis
カトリック長崎大司教区 |
| Location |
| Country |
Japan |
| Statistics |
| Area |
4,192 km2 (1,619 sq mi) |
Population
- Total
- Catholics |
(as of 2004)
1,500,249
67,728 (4.5%) |
| Information |
| Rite |
Latin Rite |
| Cathedral |
浦上教会
(Immaculate Conception Cathedral (Urakami)) |
| Current leadership |
| Bishop |
Joseph Mitsuaki Takami, P.S.S. |
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
Leadership
- Alfonso Pérez de Guzmán † (17 May 1627 Appointed - 22 Dec 1670 Retired)
- Bernard-Thadée Petitjean, M.E.P. † (22 May 1876 Appointed - 7 Oct 1884 Died)
- Jules-Alphonse Cousin, M.E.P. † (16 Jun 1885 Appointed - 18 Sep 1911 Died)
- Jean-Claude Combaz, M.E.P. † (3 Jun 1912 Appointed - 18 Aug 1926 Died)
- Januarius Kyunosuke Hayasaka † (16 Jul 1927 Appointed - 5 Feb 1937 Resigned)
- Paul Aijirô Yamaguchi † (15 Sep 1937 Appointed - 19 Dec 1968 Retired)
- Joseph Asjiro 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
Source
External links
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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Japan
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