Himeji City is well-known because of its magnificent castle, Himeji Castle (a UNESCO World Heritage Site) surrounded by beautiful Japanese gardens. Himeji is the second largest city of Hyogo Prefecture after Kobe. It is in this beautiful city where CICM missionaries pitched their permanent tent for the first time (1948). For us, CICM-Japan Himeji has become our mother house, our birth-place.

District of Himeji consists of several communities, namely confreres working in Parishes around Himeji, in the School, in the Provincial House and in the Nibuno Residence.

Confreres working in Parishes:

 Fr. Ludo Goossens
 working for Himeji Middle Bloc (team ministry and JPIC)
 residing in Himeji Church ( Honmachi 68. Himeji City. 670-0012 Japan. Tel/fax:079-222-0043 )
 Fr. Michael Dulnuan
 working for Kakogawa Bloc (team ministry and migrant workers)
 residing in Takasago Church ( Hataraku Hito no Ie. Hasuike 2-12-8. Arai-cho, Takasago. 676-0013 Japan. Tel/fax:079-442-2500 )
 Fr. Raymond Van Der Vijver
 working for Toyooka Parish (parish priest)
 residing in Toyooka Church ( Myorakuji 28. Toyooka City. 668-0804 Japan. Tel/Fax:0796-22-2018 )

Fr. Raymond and his visitors

50 year-anniversary of Ikuno Church

Confreres working in the School and Provincial House:

 Fr. Edgar Gacutan
 working as Provincial Superior of CICM-Japan (involved in Young Christian Workers)
 residing in the Provincial House
 Fr. Toon Margot
 working for Junshin School (principal)
 residing in (c/o) the Provincial House

Confreres living in Nibuno:
 Nibuno Residence (retired): Frs. Jos Van Brussel, Minoru Kokage, Frans Sercu, Jan Schreurs,Gilbert De Schampheleere and Andre Bogaert(Rector).

Nibuno Residence
Nibuno 900. Himeji City. 670-0801 Japan.
Tel/fax: 079-264-1140

 Catholic Nibuno Villa (retired): Frs. Jacques Van Assche and Daniel Van Kerkhove.

Catholic Nibuno Villa
Nibuno 900. Himeji City. 670-0801 Japan.
Tel/fax: 079-265-3100


Fr. Andre our pianist.

Confreres enjoying the summer-vacation.

Fr. Cyril Smet with his smile..


Fr. Van de Walle who likes opera-style singing very much...



Fr. Gerardus Rekdak is stationed at the sea-port Kure.



While working as an assistant parish priest in Fukuyama, Fr. Garry Gestoveo is always engaged in the apostolate for the seafarer (AOS)

Ordination to the Priesthood

Fr.Patrick Castroverde, cicm

May 16, 2009
at the Immaculate Conception Parish, Oslob Cebu, the Philippines

by Mgr. Julito Cortes,D.D.

Titular Bishop of Severiana and Auxiliary Bishop of Cebu



The Oslob Catholic Church


Together with the bishop and priests


Celebrating the Mass


With his dear family

Our district of Osaka is located within the territory of Archdiocese of Osaka. However, since geographically speaking it is too big to be one district, it has been set to be 2 districts, namely Osaka and Himeji.

While making our communications and relationship more effective and closed, the district has its regular gathering from one community to the other.


In the northern part of Osaka, we can find Frs. Andre Broekaert (Parish Priest of Senri New Town Church),and Paul Schrurs (living in Senri CICM Residence).

Senri Catholic Church.
Kamishinden 2-13-2. Toyonaka City. 560-0085 Japan (tel; 06-6832-1111/fax: 06-6833-6505)
Senri Residence.
Kamishinden 1-5-23. Toyonaka City. 560-0085 Japan (tel: 06-6832-0030)


In the southern part of Osaka, we are involved in the Parish Team Ministry of Sakai Block. Our confrere who is working in this team is Fr. Constantin Konyi (residing in Kongo Church). In this team we have been working closely with Japanese diocesan priests and sisters..
This Sakai team covers 4 churches, namely Sakai, Senboku, Kongo, and Hashimoto.


Fr.Konyi Constantin together with other members of the Sakai Team.

Kongo Catholic Church / CICM Formation Community
Kunokidai 2-4-10. Tondabayashi City. 584-0074 Japan.
Tel: 0721-29-3120 Fax: 0721-29-3351

In another block, namely Abeno-Hirano Block our confreres Frs. Daniel Kuenji and Dieudonne Ntumba are working together with a cooperative Japanese priests ( Salesian ) and Japanese Sisters. Our two confreres are residing in Abeno Catholic Church.

Abeno Catholic Church
Abeno-ku. Matsuzaki-cho 3-6-25. Osaka City. 545-0053 Japan. Tel: 06-6621-6024
Fax: 06-6621-6070

From April 2009, another young confrere, Fr. Anice Elomata is assigned with a Japanese Priest in Kawachi Bloc (Fuse, Yao and Hiraoka Churches).

Fuse Catholic Church
Eiwa 1-10-10. Higashi Osaka City 577-0809 Japan. Tel:06-6721-6214

Our young confreres, namely the Interns are part of this district. They are at the moment living in our Kongo Formation Community while taking up the Japanese Language Study. (see Newly Arrived Missionaries)

CICM Japan Website Renewal
in January 2010

If you go to the "number one" city in the country:Tokyo....
from the southern direction, you will be greeted by the beauty and the elegance of Mount Fuji.

And, when you go further into the city, surely you will find a forest of high-rise-buildings with its sophisticated atmosphere overwhelming the city.

In this metropolitan city, we CICM Missionaries have been present since 50 years ago. At the moment we have 7 confreres living and working in a parish, ORIENS and CICM House in the Archdiocese of Tokyo.

Matsubara Catholic Church

Matsubara 2-28-5. Setagaya-ku. Tokyo 156-0043
Tel. 03-3321-0941
Fax 03-3321-0009

Matsubara Catholic Church is the only CICM's entrusted parish in Japan.



Fr. Antonius Harnoko ( Parish Priest )
Fr. Peter Baekelmans (Assitant Parish Priest)
Fr. Andre Colyn (Collaborative Priest)
Bro. Honore Kabundi (Intern)



Bro.Honore Kabundi was pronouncing his Perpetual Vows on November 30, 2009.

Oriens Institute for Religious Research

( CICM House is also in the same buiding )
Matsubara 2-28-5. Setagaya-ku. Tokyo 156-0043
Tel. 03-3322-7601/03-3322-7639
Fax 03-3325-5322

Oriens Institute for Religious Research is an activity of the CICM-Japan Province as a religious corporation. Through its publications and other activities Oriens Institute contributes to the First Evangelisation and the interreligious dialogue in Japan.


Fr. Mukengeshayi Matata J.-P. ( Director of Oriens )
Fr. Jan Swyngedouw (member of Oriens Institute)
Fr. Robert Goessens

CICM Brussels
http://www.scheut.be/

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http://www.missionhurst.org

Scheut Missions-CICM Roman Catholic Missionaries
http://www.scheutmissions.org/

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