Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nagasaki
The Archdiocese of Nagasaki (Latin: Archidioecesis Nagasakiensis, Japanese: カトリック長崎大司教区) is a Latin Church archdiocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of Nagasaki in Japan.
Archdiocese of Nagasaki Archidioecesis Nagasakiensis カトリック長崎大司教区 | |
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 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 | Peter Michiaki Nakamura |
| Bishops emeritus | Joseph Mitsuaki Takami |
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| Website of the Diocese | |
History
The Basilica of the Twenty-Six Holy Martyrs of Japan. It also functions as a co-cathedral.
- 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 second atomic bomb that was dropped over Japan. Many Catholics of Nagasaki died that day inside the church.
Leadership
- Alfonso Pérez de Guzmán (17 May 1627 Appointed - 22 December 1670 Retired)
- Bernard-Thadée Petitjean, M.E.P. (22 May 1876 Appointed - 7 October 1884 Died)
- Jules-Alphonse Cousin, M.E.P. (16 June 1885 Appointed - 18 September 1911 Died)
- Jean-Claude Combaz, M.E.P. (3 June 1912 Appointed - 18 August 1926 Died)
- Januarius Kyunosuke Hayasaka (16 July 1927 Appointed - 5 February 1937 Resigned)
- Paul Aijirō Yamaguchi (15 September 1937 Appointed - 19 December 1968 Retired)
- (Cardinal) Joseph Asajiro Satowaki (19 December 1968 Appointed - 8 February 1990 Retired)
- Francis Xavier Kaname Shimamoto, Ist. del Prado (8 February 1990 Appointed - 31 August 2002 Died)
- Joseph Mitsuaki Takami, P.S.S. (17 Oct 2003 Appointed - 28 December 2021 Retired)[1]
- Peter Michiaki Nakamura (28 December 2021 Appointed[1] – present)
Suffragan dioceses
See also
References
- "Resignations and Appointments, 28.12.2021" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 28 December 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
External links
- GCatholic.org/GCatholic.org: The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Nagasaki, Japan
- Catholic Hierarchy
- Diocese website
- "最新のお知らせ". Catholic Bishops Conference of Japan (in Japanese).
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