Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nagasaki

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Archdiocese of Nagasaki
長崎
Archidioecesis Nagasakiensis

Statistics
Country:	Japan
Rite:	Latin Rite
Area:	4,192 km²
Population:   Total:   Catholics:	1,500,249 (2004) 67,728 (4.5%)
Cathedral:	浦上教会 (Immaculate Conception Cathedral (Urakami))
Ordinaries
Bishop:	Joseph Mitsuaki Takami, P.S.S.

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nagasaki {Latin: Nagasakien(sis), Japanese:長崎 } is an archdiocese located in the city of Nagasaki in Japan.

Contents 1 History 2 Leadership 3 Suffragan Dioceses 4 See also 5 Source

[edit] 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

[edit] Leadership

• Archbishops of Nagasaki (Roman rite)
  • Archbishop Joseph Mitsuaki Takami (ヨセフ高見三明), P.S.S. (since 2003.10.17)
  • Archbishop Francis Xavier Kaname Shimamoto (フランシスコ・ザビエル島本要), Ist. del Prado (1990.02.08 – 2002.08.31)
  • Cardinal Joseph Asajirō Satowaki (ヨゼフ里脇浅次郎) (1968.12.19 – 1990.02.08)
  • Archbishop Paul Aijirô Yamaguchi (パウロ山口愛次郎) (1937.09.15 – 1968.12.19)
• Bishops of Nagasaki 長崎 (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Januarius Kyunosuke Hayasaka (ヤヌアリオ早坂久之助) (1927.07.16 – 1937)
  • Bishop Jean-Claude Combaz (ジャン・クロード・コンバス), M.E.P. (1912.06.03 – 1926.08.18)
  • Bishop Jules-Alphonse Cousin (アルフォンス・クーザン), M.E.P. (1891.06.15 – 1911.09.18)
• Vicars Apostolic of Southern Japan (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Jules-Alphonse Cousin (アルフォンス・クーザン), M.E.P. (1885.06.16 – 1891.06.15)
  • Bishop Bernard-Thadée Petitjean (ベルナール・プチジャン), M.E.P. (1876.05.22 – 1884.10.07)

[edit] Suffragan Dioceses

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

[edit] See also

• Roman Catholicism in Japan

[edit] Source

• GCatholic.com/Giga-Catholic Information: The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Nagasaki, Japan
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Diocese website