Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nagasaki

Archdiocese of Nagasaki
Archidioecesis Nagasakiensis
カトリック長崎大司教区
Cathedral of the Archdiocese
Location
Country Japan
Ecclesiastical province Nagasaki
Statistics
Area 4,192 km2 (1,619 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		 (as of 2004)
1,500,249
67,728 (4.5%)
Information
Rite Latin Rite
Cathedral Immaculate Conception Cathedral in Nagasaki
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Metropolitan Archbishop Joseph Mitsuaki Takami, P.S.S.
Map
Website
Website of the Diocese

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.

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
  • August 9, 1945: The Immaculate Conception Cathedral was destroyed by the 2nd atomic bomb that was dropped over Japan. Many Christian citizens of Nagasaki died at that day inside the church.

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

See also

Sources

Coordinates: 32°46′34″N 129°52′06″E / 32.77611°N 129.86833°E / 32.77611; 129.86833


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