Januarius Kyunosuke Hayasaka

Januarius Kyunosuke Hayasaka (1883-1959)[1] was a bishop of the Catholic Church of Showa from Meiji. His baptismal name was "Yanuario".

ヤヌアリオ 早坂久之助
Januarius Kyunosuke Hayasaka
Archbishop of Nagasaki
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseNagasaki
InstalledApril 25, 1928
Term endedFebruary 5, 1937
PredecessorJean-Claude Combaz
SuccessorPaul Aijirô Yamaguchi
Orders
OrdinationJune 10, 1917
ConsecrationOctober 30, 1927
Personal details
Born(1883-08-14)August 14, 1883
DiedOctober 26, 1976(1976-10-26) (aged 93)

Hayasaka was the first Japanese-ethnicity bishop. He served as the archbishop of Nagasaki between 1927 and 1937.[1][2] His brother Kyube Hayasaka also served as bishop of the Diocese Daegu in Korea.

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  1. ^ a b Claudel, Paul (2008). Correspondance de Paul Claudel avec les ecclésiastiques de son temps: le Sacrement du monde et l'Intention de Gloire. Volume II-1 (in French). Champion. ISBN 978-2-7453-1735-3.
  2. ^ "Archbishop of Nagasaki Archdiocese Peter Michiaki Nakamura | UCA News". ucanews.com. Retrieved 2023-03-30.