Welcome to Catholic Toshima Church.
Our church is always open to anyone who sincerely wants to pray to God.
Not only Catholic believers who are passionate about their religious lives,
Even if you are a believer who has distanced yourself from church, please come and visit us.
Our church is also always open to those who do not have church faith.
For those who are suffering from various worries and who cannot find the meaning of their life.
The church is open as a place for encounters with God.
Jesus wants everyone to visit his church,
We look forward to meeting you all.
Of course, as a community, we welcome your visit.
Father Noboru Tanaka
Catholic Archdiocese of Tokyo Priest
Tokyo District Church Court Judge
From April 2023,
Appointed as chief priest of Catholic Toshima Church
Born in Saitama Prefecture
1997 Encountered the Catholic Church while in college and was baptized at Sekiguchi Church
1999 Graduated from Waseda University Faculty of Science and Engineering
2001 Completed master's program at Waseda University Graduate School of Science and Engineering (majoring in applied chemistry)
2001-2004 Worked at a chemical manufacturer (pharmaceutical research and development)
2004 Admitted to Tokyo Catholic Theological Seminary
2010 Graduated from the seminary
In 2010, he was ordained as a priest of the Catholic Archdiocese of Tokyo. Appointed assistant priest of Machida Church
2011: Obtained Bachelor of Theology (STB) from Pontifical University of Urbano and studied abroad at the same graduate school.
2014 Completed the Canon Law teaching qualification course and obtained Master's degree (JCL) at Pontifical University of Urbano
After returning to Japan, he became an assistant priest at Meguro Church.
2016 Appointed as head priest of Kitamachi Church
April 2023: Appointed as chief priest of Toshima Church (continuing as chief priest of Kitamachi Church, concurrently serving)
*My hobby is playing the flute
[Member of the Religious Law Society and Canon Law Society of America (CLSA)]
[Part-time lecturer at Sophia University Faculty of Theology/Graduate School of Theology, Nanzan University Faculty of Humanities (Faculty of Theology approved by the Holy See in Nagoya)]
[Tokyo Catholic Theological Seminary Faculty]
[Obtains qualifications such as Specified Administrative Scrivener, Immigration Application Agency Qualified Person, Copyright Counselor, Cemetery Manager, Cremation Technology Manager Level 1, End of Life Advisor, Class A Hazardous Materials Handler, etc.]