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  2. History of the Catholic Church in Japan - Wikipedia

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    Background. Portuguese shipping arrived in Japan in 1543, [6] and Catholic missionary activities in Japan began in earnest around 1549, performed in the main by Portuguese-sponsored Jesuits until Spanish-sponsored Franciscans and Dominicans gained access to Japan. Of the 95 Jesuits who worked in Japan up to 1600, 57 were Portuguese, 20 were ...

  3. Catholic Church in Japan - Wikipedia

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    The Catholic Church in Japan is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the pope in Rome. As of 2021, there were approximately 431,100 Catholics in Japan (0.34% of the total population), 6,200 of whom are clerics, religious and seminarians. [1] Japan has 15 dioceses, including three metropolitan archdioceses ...

  4. Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tokyo - Wikipedia

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    The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Tokyo (Latin: Archidioecesis Tokiensis, Japanese: カトリック東京大司教区) is a Latin Church metropolitan archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Japan. It was erected as the Apostolic Vicariate of Japan on May 1, 1846, by Pope Gregory XVI, and its name was later changed by Pope Pius IX to the Apostolic ...

  5. Old Cathedral of St. Joseph, Tokyo - Wikipedia

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    Denomination. Roman Catholic Church. The Cathedral of St. Joseph [1] (Japanese: 聖ヨゼフ聖堂) also called St. Joseph's Church[2] is the name given to a historic Catholic church, located in Tsukiji area, Akashi-cho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan. The temple was consecrated in honor of St. Joseph. It stands out as the first Catholic church in Tokyo.

  6. Oura Church - Wikipedia

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    The new church, consecrated on May 22, 1879, was the first in Kyushu to be built with brick, as opposed to the original wooden structure. In 1891 it was designated the cathedral of the Catholic Diocese of Nagasaki (now the Catholic Archdiocese of Nagasaki). Ōura Cathedral was designated as a National Treasure in 1933. [5]

  7. St. Mary's Cathedral, Tokyo - Wikipedia

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    Grounds. 15,098 m 2 (162,510 sq ft) Design and construction. Architect (s) Kenzo Tange. Structural engineer. Yoshikatsu Tsuboi. St. Mary's Cathedral (in Japanese: 東京カテドラル聖マリア大聖堂, romanized: Tōkyō katedoraru sei Maria daiseidō) is the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tokyo. It is located in the Sekiguchi ...

  8. St. Peter and St. Paul Cathedral, Nagoya - Wikipedia

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    Nunoike Church, the Roman Catholic cathedral of Nagoya. Nunoike Church, officially the Cathedral of St. Peter and St. Paul, [1] is the main cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Nagoya in central Japan. The cathedral was completed in 1962. The architectural style is Gothic revival. The two belfries with their tall spires can be seen from a ...

  9. St. Francis Xavier Cathedral, Kyoto - Wikipedia

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    The Cathedral of St. Francis Xavier [1][2] (Japanese: 聖フランシスコ・デ・ザビエル司教座聖堂), also called Kawaramachi Church, is a parish of the Roman Rite of the Catholic Church in the city of Kyoto, and cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kyoto [3] in Japan. [4]

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