The Roman Catholic Diocese of Oita ( la, Oitaen(sis), ja, カトリック大分教区) is a

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in the

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of the metropolitan Archbishopric of Nagasaki in southern Japan. Its

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episcopal see is the Cathedral of St. Francis Xavier (Oita Church), in the city of Ōita.

Diocese of Funai

The first Catholic jurisdiction of Otai's territory was established on 19 February 1588, during Portuguese colonial prominence and missionary efforts in the Far East, as the Diocese of Funai (or Funay), on territory split off from the colonial

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. It was suppressed around 1660, having had the following incumbents (all Portuguese missionary members of Latin Congregations): * Sebastião de Morais de Funchal,

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(S.J.) (1588.02.19 – death 1588.08.19) * Pedro Martins, S.J. (1592.02.17 –death 1598.02.18) * Luis Cerqueira, S.J. (1598.02.18 – death 1614.02.15), succeeding as former

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of Funai 府内 (1593.01.29 – 1598.02.18) &

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(1593.01.29 – 1598.02.18) *

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(華), S.J. (1618.01.08 – death 1633.10.28), also

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of mother diocese

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澳門 (Macau, Portuguese China) (1626.08.27 – 1633.10.28) * ''

'' (1638.02.26 – 1653) Francesco Antonio Frascella,

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(O.F.M. Conv.), Titular Archbishop of Myra (1637.11.14 – 1653)

History

* Established (restoring its above predecessor at a much lower level) on March 27, 1927 as Mission ''sui iuris'' of Miyazaki, on territory split off from the Diocese of Fukuoka * January 28, 1935: Promoted as

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of Miyazaki * December 22, 1961: Promoted and renamed after its see as Diocese of Oita

Ordinaries

;Ecclesiastical Superior of Miyazaki * Fr. Vincenzo Cimatti (ヴィンチェンツォ・チマッチ),

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(S.D.B.) (1928 – 1935.01.28 ''see below'') ;Apostolic Prefects of Miyazaki * Fr. Vincenzo Cimatti (ヴィンチェンツォ・チマッチ), S.D.B. (''see above'' 1935.01.28 – 1940.11.21) *''

(1940 – 1945.11.18) Francis Xavier Ichitaro Ideguchi (フランシスコ出口一太郎) while

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Kagoshima , abbreviated to , is the capital city of Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. Located at the southwestern tip of the island of Kyushu, Kagoshima is the largest city in the prefecture by some margin. It has been nicknamed the "Naples of the Eastern wor ...

鹿児島 (Japan) (1940.06.10 – 1955)'' *''

(1945.11.18 – 1961.12.22)

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(ドミニコ深堀仙右衛門), while Bishop of

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福岡 (Japan) (1944.03.09 – 1969.11.15), emeritate as

of Crepedula (1969.11.15 – 1976.08.09)'' ;Suffragan Bishops of Oita * Peter Saburo Hirata,

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(P.S.S.) † (22 December 1961 - 15 November 1969 ), later Bishop of

福岡 (Japan) (1969.11.15 – 1990.10.06) * Peter Takaaki Hirayama (15 November 1969 - 10 May 2000) * Dominic Ryoji Miyahara (10 May 2000 - 19 March 2008), later Bishop of

福岡 (Japan) (2008.03.19 – 2019.04.27) * Paul Sueo Hamaguchi (26 June 2011 - 28 December 2020) * Sulpizio Shinzo Moriyama (5 April 2022 - present)

Sources

GCatholic.org with incumbent biography links

External links

* http://www.cbcj.catholic.jp/jpn/diocese/oita.htm Roman Catholic dioceses in Japan Christian organizations established in 1927 Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century 1927 establishments in Japan {{Asia-RC-diocese-stub

Diocese of Funai

History

Ordinaries

See also

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