Januarius Kyunosuke Hayasaka (August 14, 1883 – October 26, 1976) was a bishop of the Catholic Church of Showa from Meiji. His baptismal name was "Yanuario". Hayasaka was the first Japanese-ethnicity bishop. He served as a diocesan bishop Nagasaki. His brother Kyube Hayasaka also served as bishop of the Diocese Daegu in Korea. External links Bishop Januarius Kyunosuke Hayasaka - Catholic-Hierarchy 1883 births 1976 deaths People from Sendai 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Japan Japanese Roman Catholic bishops