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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nagasaki

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Ecclesiastical province
  
Nagasaki

Pope
  
Francis

Phone
  
+81 95-843-4188

Metropolitan archbishop
  
Joseph Mitsuaki Takami

Rite
  
Latin Rite

Area
  
4,192 km²

Country
  
Japan

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nagasaki

Population- Total- Catholics
  
(as of 2004)1,500,24967,728 (4.5%)

Address
  
Japan, 〒852-8114 Nagasaki Prefecture, Nagasaki, 橋口町1−1

Cathedral
  
Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Nagasaki

Similar
  
Urakami Cathedral, Nagasaki Catholic Center Y, カトリック城山教会, カトリック中町教会, Ōura Church

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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.

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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 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

  • Fukuoka 福岡
  • Kagoshima 鹿児島
  • Naha 那覇
  • Oita 大分

    • References

    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nagasaki Wikipedia
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