Diocese of Funai

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The Diocese of Funai was a former Roman Catholic missionary jurisdiction in Japan that existed in the 16th–17th centuries during the early period of Christian evangelization there.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman Catholic diocese
former diocese
missionary jurisdiction
country Japan
denomination Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
ecclesiasticalProvince Province of Goa NERFINISHED
establishedAsDiocese 1588
hasCharacteristic missionary in character
subject to foreign metropolitan
hasRoleIn Christianization of Japan NERFINISHED
hasType pre-modern Catholic jurisdiction in Japan
historicalEra Azuchi–Momoyama period NERFINISHED
early Edo period
jurisdictionType residential diocese
linkedTo Franciscan missionaries in Japan NERFINISHED
Jesuit missionaries in Japan
Portuguese missions in Japan NERFINISHED
Society of Jesus NERFINISHED
early modern Catholic missions in Asia
locatedIn Bungo Province NERFINISHED
Kyushu NERFINISHED
Ōita NERFINISHED
locatedInCivilAuthority Tokugawa shogunate GENERATED
Toyotomi regime GENERATED
metropolitanSee Archdiocese of Goa NERFINISHED
partOf Catholic Church in Japan NERFINISHED
primaryLanguageOfEvangelization Japanese
Portuguese
region East Asia
religion Christianity
rite Roman Rite NERFINISHED
seeAlso History of Christianity in Japan NERFINISHED
Persecution of Christians in Japan
Roman Catholic dioceses in Japan
status suppressed see
suiIurisChurch Latin Church NERFINISHED
suppressed 17th century
suppressedBy Tokugawa persecution of Christians NERFINISHED
timePeriod 16th century
17th century
underPatronageSystem Portuguese Padroado NERFINISHED

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Archdiocese of Braga metropolitanSeeOf Diocese of Funai