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Nunoike Church, officially the Cathedral of St. Peter and St. Paul, is the main
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Churches in Nagoya Roman Catholic churches completed in 1962 Roman Catholic cathedrals in Japan 20th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Japan {{Asia-RC-cathedral-stub
Nunoike Church, officially the Cathedral of St. Peter and St. Paul, is the main cathedral
A cathedral is a church that contains the '' cathedra'' () of a bishop, thus serving as the central church of a diocese, conference, or episcopate. Churches with the function of "cathedral" are usually specific to those Christian denomination ...
of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Nagoya
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Nagoya ( la, Nagoyën(sis), ja, カトリック名古屋教区) is a diocese of the Western Latin Rite of the Catholic Church that is centered in the city of Nagoya and is part of the ecclesiastical province of Roma ...
in central Japan
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.
History
The cathedral was completed in 1962. The architectural style isGothic revival
Gothic Revival (also referred to as Victorian Gothic, neo-Gothic, or Gothick) is an architectural movement that began in the late 1740s in England. The movement gained momentum and expanded in the first half of the 19th century, as increasingly ...
. The two belfries with their tall spires can be seen from a distance.
Masses are held in many languages, including English and Tagalog, catering to the expatriate community in Nagoya. Located next to the cathedral is St. Mary College, an English language school.
Nearest subway stations are Shinsakae-machi on the Higashiyama Line
The is a rapid transit, subway line, which forms part of the Nagoya Municipal Subway system in Nagoya, Aichi, Nagoya, Japan. Officially, the line is referred to as . It runs from Takabata Station, Takabata in Nakagawa-ku, Nagoya, Nakagawa Ward ...
or Kuramamichi station on the Sakuradori Line.
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Churches in Nagoya Roman Catholic churches completed in 1962 Roman Catholic cathedrals in Japan 20th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Japan {{Asia-RC-cathedral-stub