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ARCHDIOCESE OF NAGASAKI (Archidioecesis Nagasakiensis)
Country : Japan
Denomination : Roman Catholic
Established : 1876 as Vicariate Apostolic of Southern Japan, become Diocese of Nagasaki in 1891 and elevated to Archdiocese 1959
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Arms of Bishops
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Jules-Alphonse Cousin, M.E.P. (1891-1911)
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Jean-Claude Combaz, M.E.P. (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)
Joseph Asjiro Cardinal Satowaki (1968-1990), Cardinal 1979
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Francis Xavier Kaname Shimamoto, Ist. del Prado (1990-2002)
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Joseph Mitsuaki Takami, P.S.S. (2003-)
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Literature : http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dsapp.html, Cardinal Satowaki's Arms by Hans van Heijningen on Araldica Vaticana