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St. Theresa of the Child Jesus Cathedral, Urawa

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Urawa,Saitama

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+81 48-861-9881

St. Theresa of the Child Jesus Cathedral, Urawa

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4 Chome-8-2 Nakacho, Urawa Ward, Saitama, Saitama Prefecture 330-0062, Japan

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日本キリスト教会南浦和教会, 日本バプテスト連盟事務所, 蕨福音自由教会, Nihonkiri Kyodan Omiya Ch, 末日聖徒イエス・キリスト教会

The St. Theresa of the Child Jesus Cathedral (Japanese: 幼いイエスの聖テレジア司教座聖堂) also called Urawa Church is the name given to a religious building that is located in Urawa, Saitama prefecture in the Asian country of Japan.

The present church dates from 1940, follows the Roman or Latin rite and serves as the seat of the Diocese of Saitama (Dioecesis Saitamaensis; カトリックさいたま教区) which was raised to its current status in 1957 by bull "Qui superna Dei" by Pope Pius XII.

It has no resident bishop so it is vacant. It is named in honor of Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus and the Holy Face or simply Saint Thérèse of Lisieux a French Discalced Carmelite declared a saint in 1925 and proclaimed a Doctor of the Church in 1997 by Pope John Paul II.

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St. Theresa of the Child Jesus Cathedral, Urawa Wikipedia


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