The St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church (カトリック西陣聖ヨゼフ教会) is s a parish of the Roman Catholic Church in the Nishijin district of the city of Kyoto. It is the second oldest Catholic Church in Kyoto.[1][2]
| St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church | |
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カトリック西陣聖ヨゼフ教会 | |
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| 35°1′36.2″N 135°45′21.1″E / 35.026722°N 135.755861°E | |
| Location | Kyoto |
| Country |  Japan |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic Church |
| History | |
| Founded | 1907 |
| Architecture | |
| Completed | 1949 |
| Administration | |
| Province | Osaka |
| Diocese | Kyoto |
History edit
The church was founded in year of 1907 in the vicinity of the intersection of Nijō and Shinmachi streets.[2][3]
In 1909 the church was moved to the vicinity of the intersection of Kuromon and Nakadachiuri streets.[2]
In 1917 the church closed temporarily.[2]
In 1930 the church reopened and was moved near to its current location, but was then moved again to a site near the intersection of Ōmiya and Sasaya-cho streets.[2]
In 1935 the church was moved again to the intersection of Ōmiya and Nakadachiuri streets.[2]
In 1939, after a period of constant relocations, the church was finally moved to its current site 3, north of the intersection of Ichijō and Shinmachi streets.[1]
In 1941 the church was closed for the second time, due to WWII, reopening in 1946.[2]
In 1949 the church building that stands today was built.[1][2][3]
The church celebrated its 100th foundation anniversary in the year 2007.[2]
Present day edit
Nowadays mass is held in Japanese at 9:00 a.m. on the 1st, 2nd, and 4th Sundays of the month.[4]
References edit
- ^ a b c Yu, A. C. "St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church, Nishijin - Japanese Wiki Corpus". japanese-wiki-corpus.github.io. Retrieved 2020-11-13.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i ka_zu_bon. "カトリック西陣聖ヨゼフ教会". 時の流れに身を任せ… (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-11-13.
- ^ a b "街中にたたずむ由緒あるたたずまい「カトリック西陣聖ヨセフ教会」 - 「京都の風景写真」". 街中にたたずむ由緒あるたたずまい「カトリック西陣聖ヨセフ教会」 - 「京都の風景写真」 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-11-13.
- ^ "St Joseph Roman Catholic Church, Nishijin Kyoto Japan". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2020-11-13.[self-published]
External links edit
- St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church in Nishijin, Kyoto. Official Facebook Page.