Domingos Chohachi Nakamura

Domingos Chōhachi Nakamura (ドミンゴス 中村長八) (2 August 1865 – 14 March 1940) was a Catholic missionary and priest from the Diocese of Nagasaki (Japan).

In 1880. he joined the Catholic Seminary in Nagasaki, completing his studies in Philosophy and Theology with excellent grades.

During these years he learned French and Latin, which would be useful for his future missionary work outside Japan.

Despite his age, he worked from 58 to 76 years old in the pastoral work of Japanese migrants in the Brazilian states of São Paulo, Mato Grosso, Paraná and south part of Minas Gerais.

During his 17 years of pastoral work in Brazil, he namely baptized 1.750 people (1.304 Japanese, 440 Brazilians and 6 Japanese-Brazilians).