Sacred Heart Cathedral, Yokohama
- Sacred Heart Cathedral, Yokohama
Sacred Heart Cathedral is the seat of the Roman Catholic Church Diocese of Yokohama, Japan. The Yokohama diocese includes, Kanagawa Prefecture, Shizuoka Prefecture, Nagano Prefecture, & Yamanashi Prefecture. It is located at 44 Yamate, Naka-ku. In Japan, the church is more commonly known as nihongo|Yamate Catholic Church|カトリック山手教会|Katorikku Yamate Kyōkai.
The original Yamate Catholic Church was built at 44 Bluff (Yamate) in 1906. It was a brick building with 2 bell towers. However, the 1923 Great Kantō earthquake completely destroyed the original church structure. The present Yamate Catholic Church, which is a reconstruction of the original church, was completed in 1933.
External links
* [http://www.cbcj.catholic.jp/eng/ediocese/yokohama.htm History of Diocese of Yokohama]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dyoko.html Diocese of Yokohama] at Catholic Hierarchy
*ja icon [http://homepage3.nifty.com/catholic-yamate/ Sacred Heart Cathedral homepage]
* [http://www.yoke.or.jp/articles/0301/08.html Yamate Walk]
* [http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/sacredheartguild/index.jhtml Sacred Heart Cathedral Yokohama, Japan Foreign Guild]
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