Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nagasaki

Archdiocese of Nagasaki

*Archidioecesis Nagasakiensis*

カトリック長崎大司教区
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 - )