In 1864, in accordance with the Treaty of Amity and Commerce between France and Japan, Oura Catholic Church (Oura tenshudo) was built for French residents in the Minamiyamate foreign settlement in Nagasaki.
1864年（元治元年）、日仏修好通商条約に基づき、居留するフランス人のため長崎の南山手居留地内にカトリック教会の大浦天主堂が建てられた。