Archdiocese of Nagasaki

ARCHDIOCESE OF NAGASAKI (Archidioecesis Nagasakiensis)

Country : Japan
Denomination : Roman Catholic

Established : 1876 as Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Japan
1891 elevated to Diocese of Nagasaki
1959 elevated to Archdiocese

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Arms of Vicars and Bishops

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  Bernard-Thadée Petitjean (1876-1884)

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  Jules-Alphonse Cousin (1885-1911)

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  Jean-Claude Combaz (1912-1926)

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  Januarius Kyunosuke Hayasaka (1927-1937)

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  Paul Aijirô Yamaguchi (1937-1959)

Arms of Archbishops

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  Paul Aijirô Yamaguchi (1959-1968)

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  Joseph Asjiro Satowaki (1968-1990)

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  Francis Xavier Kaname Shimamoto (1990-2002)

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  Joseph Mitsuaki Takami (2003-)

Arms of Auxiliary bishops

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  Joseph-Marie Laucaigne (1876-1884)

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