Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nagasaki
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nagasaki
Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Archdiocese
name= Nagasaki
長崎
latin=Archidioecesis Nagasakiensis
country= Japan
rite=Latin Rite
cathedral = 浦上教会
("Immaculate Conception Cathedral (Urakami)")
cocathedral =
area= 4,192
population= 1,500,249
population_as_of= 2004
catholics= 67,728
catholics_percent= 4.5
bishop= Joseph Mitsuaki Takami, P.S.S.
coadjutor =
auxiliary_bishops =
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nagasaki {Latin: " Nagasakien(sis)", Japanese:長崎 } 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
* 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)
uffragan Dioceses
* Fukuoka 福岡
* Kagoshima 鹿児島
* Naha 那覇
* Oita 大分
ee also
*Roman Catholicism in Japan
ource
* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/naga0.htm GCatholic.com/Giga-Catholic Information: "The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Nagasaki, Japan"]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dnagj.html Catholic Hierarchy]
* [http://www.nagasaki.catholic.jp/ Diocese website]
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