Archdiocese of Nagasaki

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Bishop(s) Joseph Mitsuaki Takami, P.S.S., Archbishop Suffragan Dioceses Fukuoka Kagoshima Naha Oita

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese Elevated: 4 May 1959 Metropolitan See Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: Japan Square Kilometers: 4,192 (1,619 Square Miles) Official Web Site: http://www.nagasaki.catholic.jp/ Mailing Address: 10-34 Uenomachi, 852-8113, Japan Telephone: (095)846-4246 Fax: 848-8310

Historical Details

• Vicariate Apostolic of Southern Japan
  • Erected: 22 May 1876
  • Vicariate
  • Country: Japan

• Diocese of Nagasaki
  • Latin Name: Nagasakiensis
  • Elevated: 15 June 1891
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Tokyo
  • Country: Japan

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• 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 Aijirô Yamaguchi † (15 Sep 1937 Appointed - 19 Dec 1968 Retired)
• Joseph Asjiro 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 - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Vicariate Apostolic of Southern Japan
22 May 1876	Erected	Vicariate Apostolic of Japan	Vicariate Apostolic of Southern Japan (erected)
20 March 1888	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Southern Japan	Vicariate Apostolic of Central Japan (erected)
Diocese of Nagasaki
15 June 1891	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Japan Vicariate Apostolic of Southern Japan	Diocese of Nagasaki
18 March 1927	Territory Lost	Diocese of Nagasaki	Prefecture Apostolic of Kagoshima (erected)
16 July 1927	Territory Lost	Diocese of Nagasaki	Diocese of Fukuoka (erected)
Archdiocese of Nagasaki
4 May 1959	Elevated	Diocese of Nagasaki	Archdiocese of Nagasaki

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Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Diocese of Nagasaki
1950	63,170	1,651,558	3.8%	39	11	50	1,263		27	95	36	ap1951
Archdiocese of Nagasaki
1970	70,292	1,600,013	4.4%	77	39	116	605		68	352	63	ap1971
1980	74,784	1,590,292	4.7%	76	44	120	623		74	774	65	ap1981
1990	72,329	1,575,222	4.6%	83	58	141	512	1	82	864	69	ap1991
1999	69,224	1,531,990	4.5%	91	46	137	505	1	97	889	72	ap2000
2000	69,025	1,527,138	4.5%	92	56	148	466	1	108	879	72	ap2001
2001	68,801	1,516,872	4.5%	92	51	143	481		97	869	72	ap2002
2002	68,551	1,511,890	4.5%	97	55	152	450	1	85	863	72	ap2003
2003	68,462	1,506,511	4.5%	96	51	147	465	1	81	847	72	ap2004
2004	67,728	1,500,249	4.5%	97	45	142	476	1	72	849	72	ap2005

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

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Affiliated Bishops

• Jean-Claude Combaz, M.E.P. † (Bishop: 3 Jun 1912 to 18 Aug 1926)
• Jules-Alphonse Cousin, M.E.P. † (Vicar Apostolic: 16 Jun 1885; Bishop: 15 Jun 1891 to 18 Sep 1911)
• Januarius Kyunosuke Hayasaka † (Bishop: 16 Jul 1927 to 5 Feb 1937)
• Joseph-Marie Laucaigne, M.E.P. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 22 May 1876; Apostolic Administrator: 7 Oct 1884 to 18 Jan 1885)
• Joseph Hisajiro Matsunaga † (Priest: 22 Dec 1956; Auxiliary Bishop: 10 Nov 1977 to 6 Oct 1990)
• Alfonso Pérez de Guzmán † (Patriarch: 17 May 1627 to 22 Dec 1670)
• Bernard-Thadée Petitjean, M.E.P. † (Vicar Apostolic: 22 May 1876 to 7 Oct 1884)
• Joseph Asjiro Satowaki † (Priest: 17 Dec 1932 to 25 Feb 1955; Archbishop: 19 Dec 1968 to 8 Feb 1990)
• Francis Xavier Kaname Shimamoto, Ist. del Prado † (Archbishop: 8 Feb 1990 to 31 Aug 2002)
• Joseph Mitsuaki Takami, P.S.S. (Priest: 20 Mar 1972 to 29 Oct 1973; Auxiliary Bishop: 7 Feb 2002; Archbishop: 17 Oct 2003 - )
• Michael Wasaburo Urakawa † (Priest: 1 Jul 1906 to 20 Nov 1941)
• Paul Aijirô Yamaguchi † (Bishop: 15 Sep 1937; Archbishop: 14 May 1959 to 19 Dec 1968)