Catholic Church in Japan

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Christian denomination in Japan
gptkbp:cathedral gptkb:Oura_Church
gptkb:Urakami_Cathedral
gptkb:St._Mary's_Cathedral,_Tokyo
gptkbp:currentNuncio gptkb:Pope_Francis
gptkbp:diocese gptkb:Diocese_of_Fukuoka
gptkb:Diocese_of_Kagoshima
gptkb:Diocese_of_Oita
gptkb:Diocese_of_Kyoto
gptkb:Diocese_of_Yokohama
gptkb:Archdiocese_of_Nagasaki
gptkb:Diocese_of_Naha
gptkb:Diocese_of_Niigata
gptkb:Diocese_of_Sapporo
gptkb:Diocese_of_Sendai
gptkb:Archdiocese_of_Osaka-Takamatsu
gptkb:Archdiocese_of_Tokyo
Diocese of Hiroshima
Diocese of Takamatsu
gptkbp:diplomaticRelationsWith gptkb:Holy_See
gptkbp:feastDay February 6 (26 Martyrs of Japan)
November 24 (188 Martyrs of Japan)
gptkbp:firstMissionaryArrived 1549
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Roman_Rite
gptkb:Latin_Church
gptkbp:foundedBy gptkb:Francis_Xavier
gptkbp:governedBy gptkb:Catholic_Bishops'_Conference_of_Japan
gptkbp:hasBeatified 188 Japanese martyrs
gptkbp:hasCharitableOrganizations Caritas Japan
gptkbp:hasClergy bishops
priests
deacons
gptkbp:hasNotableClergy gptkb:Paul_Kenjiro_Koriyama
gptkb:Thomas_Aquino_Manyo_Maeda
Joseph Mitsuaki Takami
Peter Baptist Tadamaro Ishigami
Peter Seiichi Shirayanagi
gptkbp:hasSaint gptkb:Paul_Miki
gptkb:26_Martyrs_of_Japan
gptkbp:hasSchool gptkb:St._Mary's_International_School
gptkb:Sophia_University
gptkb:Nanzan_University
gptkbp:headquartersLocation gptkb:Tokyo,_Japan
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Catholic Church in Japan
gptkbp:languageOfWorship gptkb:Latin
Japanese
gptkbp:mediaType Catholic Weekly
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:26_Martyrs_of_Japan
Kakure Kirishitan (Hidden Christians)
Persecution during Edo period
Re-establishment in Meiji era
gptkbp:notableInstitution gptkb:Oura_Church
gptkb:Urakami_Cathedral
gptkb:St._Mary's_Cathedral,_Tokyo
gptkbp:numberOfMembers about 440,000
gptkbp:partOf Catholic Church
gptkbp:pilgrimageSite gptkb:Oura_Church
gptkb:Urakami_Cathedral
gptkbp:population about 0.35%
gptkbp:religiousOrder gptkb:Society_of_Jesus
gptkb:Dominicans
gptkb:Franciscans
gptkb:Salesians
gptkb:Sisters_of_Charity_of_St._Paul
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Diocese_of_Kobe
gptkb:Diocese_of_Kyoto
gptkb:Diocese_of_Osaka
gptkb:Catholic_Church_in_Asia
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6