Old Cathedral of St. Joseph, Tokyo
| Cathedral of St. Joseph | |
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| 聖ヨゼフ聖堂 | |
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| Location | Tokyo |
| Country | Japan |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic Church |
The Cathedral of St. Joseph [1] (Japanese: 聖ヨゼフ聖堂) also called St. Joseph's Church[2] is the name given to a historic Catholic church, located in Tsukiji area, Tokyo, Japan. The temple was consecrated in honor of St. Joseph. It stands out as the first Catholic church in Tokyo.
The church was founded by missionaries of the Paris Foreign Missions Society, which was established in Tokyo in 1871. On July 2, 1874, they bought a 900 square metre piece of land from the Japanese government and began construction, which was completed on November 22 of the same year.[3] After this, the church became the center of Catholic missionaries who worked in Japan, especially in the north of Tokyo. In 1874, the bishop of Tokyo gave the church the status of cathedral and seat of the Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Japan (now called Archdiocese of Tokyo). In December 1874 began a restructuring of the temple, which ended on November 15, 1878.
The Church of St. Joseph was the cathedral until 1920,[4] when the local bishop moved to St. Mary's Cathedral, Tokyo.
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References[edit]
- ^ Former Cathedral of St. Joseph in Tokyo
- ^ "Iglesias en Tokyo". weekdaymasses.org.uk. Retrieved 2016-06-26.
- ^ "Tsukiji Catholic Church | カトリック東京大司教区 ウェブサイト". tokyo.catholic.jp. Retrieved 2016-06-26.
- ^ "Catholic Church of St. Joseph, Tsukiji, Tokyo". tsukijicatholic.jp. Retrieved 2016-06-26.