CATHOLIC JAPS HOLD CONGRESS.
Since the - revocation of the Imperial Edicts . which forbade the propagation of Christianity in Jap the Christian Churches have made great headway. This is shown by the holding of the first Congress of Japanese .Catholics which has ever been held in Japan. Out of a total population of something like 70 millions, it is estimated that there are about 170,000 native Japanese Catholics, whose spiritual needs are served by about 282 priests. The head of the Church is the Archbishop of Tokio, who has under him the Bishops of Hakodate, Nagasaki, and Osaka. In addition there are the Apostolic Prefectures of ’ Isola Formosa, Neijgata, and Shikoku. " .
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New Zealand Tablet, 6 October 1921, Page 17
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110CATHOLIC JAPS HOLD CONGRESS. New Zealand Tablet, 6 October 1921, Page 17
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