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The Japanese Mission to Europe, 1582–1590; The journey of Four Samurai Boys through Portugal, Spain and Italy. Global Oriental Ltd. ISBN 978-1-901903-38-6. Secretariat, General (2007). "AN OVERVIEW OF THE HISTORY OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IN JAPAN, 1543-1944". Catholic Bishops' Conference of Japan; Eishiro, Ito (2007).
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 ]
Kimura was born into a Christian family in 1565. His grandfather was the very first Japanese convert baptized by the missionary Francis Xavier. Kimura's family background and fluency in Japanese would prove to be valuable assets in his later ministry. [1] Drawn to a life of religious service, Kimura entered the Society of Jesus in 1582.
Nunoike Church, officially the Cathedral of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, [1] is the main cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Nagoya in central Japan. Nagoya was first raised as an Apostolic prefecture in 1922 by Fr. Joseph Reiners, who led the congregation until his retirement in 1941.
Justo Takayama Ukon (ジュスト高山右近), born Takayama Hikogorō (高山彦五郎) and also known as Dom Justo Takayama (c. 1552/1553 - 5 February 1615) was a Japanese Catholic daimyō and samurai during the Sengoku period that saw rampant anti-Catholic sentiment.
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 Saint Joseph. It stands out as the first Catholic church in Tokyo.
Only the Kyushu region fell under the Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Japan's jurisdiction. On June 15, 1891, the Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Japan was raised to the status of a Diocese and constituted Nagasaki Diocese. [1] Apostolic Prefecture of Kagoshima was formed on March 18, 1927, combining the prefectures of Kagoshima and Okinawa.
Kakure Kirishitan (Japanese: 隠れキリシタン, lit. 'hidden Christians') is a modern term for a member of the Catholic Church in Japan who went underground at the start of the Edo period in the early 17th century (lifted in 1873) due to Christianity's repression by the Tokugawa shogunate (April 1638). [1] [2] [3]