List of different terms by Christian denominations in Japanese presents the difference of terms between Christian denominations in Japanese. This article presents Japanese terms of Eastern Orthodoxy (Japanese Orthodox Church), Roman Catholic, Anglican Church (Anglican Church in Japan), and Protestant.Oriental Orthodoxy in Japan has extremely few believers, and their translations are also very few.

In Japan, the Roman Catholic mission began in August 1549, Protestant mission - in 1859, Eastern Orthodox mission - 1861.CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Japan

Each different mission founded their churches, determined terms in Japanese, and translated the Bible and other religious books, whose activities are almost separately by denominations.

Their terms have concepts found by each theology or history, etc. They are suitable for using in own denomination. Thus Japanese Christians use many different terms in each denomination.

Liturgy English Eastern Christianity Western Christianity Eastern Orthodoxy(Japanese Orthodox Church) Roman Catholic in Japan Anglican Church(Anglican Church in Japan) Protestant in Japan Sacrament 機密 秘蹟 聖奠 礼典 liturgy, rite, Christian worship, Church service 奉神礼 典礼 礼拝 礼拝 Divine Liturgy 聖体礼儀 - Eastern Catholic does not exist in Japan. - - Mass - ミサ 聖餐式 - Having Communion (Eucharist) 領聖or キノニア「私は誰？」"Who am I?"or 共與:ja:日本正教会訳聖書イオアン第一公書 1: 3 聖体拝領or コムニオ 陪餐日本聖公会管区事務所or コミュニオン 陪餐or コミュニオン

Clergy As Protestantism does not have a hierarchy, its frames are omitted here.

In some of Protestants, bishop is "監督", pastor is "牧師" and deacon is "執事".

English Eastern Christianity Western Christianity Eastern Orthodoxy(Japanese Orthodox Church) Roman Catholic in Japan Anglican Church(Anglican Church in Japan) Pope パパOpinions to the "パパ" (Pope) differ between Eastern Orthodoxy and Roman Catholic. 教皇or パパ - Patriarch 総主教 総大司教Cardinal is upper than Patriarch in Roman Catholic. - exarch 総主教代理 - - cardinal - 枢機卿 - Metropolitan bishop 府主教 首都大司教 - archbishop 大主教 大司教 大主教 suffragan bishop - 属司教 補佐主教 coadjutor bishop - 協働司教 - auxiliary bishop - 補佐司教 - titular bishop - 名義司教 - bishop 主教 司教 主教 archimandrite 掌院 - - hegumen 典院 - - hieromonach 修道司祭 - - protopresbyter 首司祭 - - archpriest 長司祭 主席司祭 - priest 司祭 司祭 司祭 archdeacon 首輔祭 助祭長 大執事 protodeacon 長輔祭 - - hierodeacon 修道輔祭 - - deacon 輔祭 助祭 執事 permanent deacon - 終身助祭 - subdeacon 副輔祭 副助祭 - catechist 伝教者 カテキスタ 伝道師 reader 誦経者 読師 - server, or acolyte 堂役 侍者 サーバー

Saints English Eastern Orthodoxy(Japanese Orthodox Church) Roman Catholic in Japan Venerable 克肖者 尊者 Martyr 致命者 殉教者 Blessed 至福者 福者 Confessor 表信者 証聖者 Stylites 登塔者 柱頭行者

References

東方正教会＆ローマ・カトリック　聖職者対照表 - Different terms of clergy between Eastern Orthodoxy and Roman Catholic in Japanese, including English 『大研究』主要索引＆英和対照表　増補版 - Study of English - Japanese translations in terms of Christianity 教派いろいろ対照表 - Comparing Christian denominations