Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tokyo

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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tokyo is the principal Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction in Japan’s capital region, overseeing numerous parishes and institutions and serving as a metropolitan see within the Catholic Church in Japan.

All labels observed (3)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman Catholic archdiocese ⓘ
metropolitan see ⓘ
cathedral St. Mary’s Cathedral, Tokyo ⓘ
cathedralCity Tokyo ⓘ
cathedralDedication Blessed Virgin Mary ⓘ
linked to: Virgin Mary
city Tokyo ⓘ
country Japan ⓘ
currentArchbishop Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi ⓘ
denomination Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
episcopalSee Tokyo ⓘ
establishedAsApostolicVicariate 1876 ⓘ
formerName Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Japan ⓘ
governedBy archbishop ⓘ
hasCathedralArchitect Kenzo Tange ⓘ
hasCatholicInstitutions yes ⓘ
hasClergyType diocesan priests ⓘ
religious priests ⓘ
hasLayFaithful Catholic laity in Tokyo region ⓘ
hasParishes yes ⓘ
hasSuffraganDiocese Roman Catholic Diocese of Niigata ⓘ
Roman Catholic Diocese of Saitama ⓘ
Roman Catholic Diocese of Yokohama ⓘ
isPartOf Catholic Church in Japan ⓘ
languageUsed Japanese ⓘ
Latin ⓘ
locatedInContinent Asia ⓘ
locatedInRegion Kantō region ⓘ
metropolitanSeeOf Ecclesiastical province of Tokyo ⓘ
oversees Catholic charitable institutions in Tokyo region ⓘ
Catholic hospitals in Tokyo region ⓘ
Catholic schools in Tokyo region ⓘ
partOfEcclesiasticalHierarchyLevel metropolitan archdiocese ⓘ
primaryReligion Catholicism ⓘ
promotedToArchdiocese 1891 ⓘ
province Ecclesiastical province of Tokyo ⓘ
regionServed Chiba Prefecture ⓘ
linked to: Chiba

Gunma Prefecture ⓘ
Ibaraki Prefecture ⓘ
Nagano Prefecture ⓘ
Saitama Prefecture ⓘ
Tochigi Prefecture ⓘ
Tokyo Metropolis ⓘ
linked to: Tokyo Prefecture

Yamanashi Prefecture ⓘ
rite Roman Rite ⓘ
subjectTo Holy See ⓘ
suiIurisChurch Latin Church ⓘ
territorialJurisdictionType archdiocese ⓘ
website https://tokyo.catholic.jp/ ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

St. Mary’s Cathedral, Tokyo → diocese → Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tokyo ⓘ
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tokyo → metropolitanSeeOf → Ecclesiastical province of Tokyo ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tokyo
Catholic Church in Japan → hasPart → Archdiocese of Tokyo ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tokyo