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Archdiocese of Osaka-Takamatsu

Archidioecesis Osakensis-Takamatsuensis

カトリック大阪高松大司教区
Location
CountryJapan
TerritoryOsaka, Hyōgo, Wakayama, Kagawa, Ehime, Tokushima, and Kōchi
Ecclesiastical provinceOsaka
Statistics
Area33,835 km2 (13,064 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2023)
19,074,755
51,413 (0.3%)
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
CathedralSaint Mary’s Cathedral in Osaka
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Metropolitan ArchbishopThomas Aquino Manyo Maeda
Auxiliary BishopsPaul Toshihiro Sakai
Bishops emeritusLeo Jun Ikenaga Archbishop Emeritus (1997-2014)
Map
Website
Website of the Archdiocese

The Archdiocese of Osaka-Takamatsu (Latin: Archidiocesis Osakensis-Takamatsuensis, Japanese: カトリック大阪高松大司教区, Katorikku Oosaka Daishikyouku) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Japan. Its episcopal see is the city of Osaka[1].

History

Funerals of a missionary, Osaka (around 1910)
  • June 24, 1969: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Osaka
  • August 15, 2023: Incorporated with Diocese of Takamatsu to form Metropolitan Archdiocese of Osaka-Takamatsu[2].

Leadership

  • Archbishops of Osaka-Takamatsu
  • Archbishops of Osaka
    • Cardinal Thomas Aquino Manyo Maeda (トマス・アクィナス前田万葉) (August 20, 2014 – August 15, 2023)
    • Archbishop Leo Jun Ikenaga (レオ池長潤), S.J. (May 10, 1997 – August 20, 2014)
    • Archbishop Paul Hisao Yasuda (パウロ安田久雄) (November 15, 1978 – May 10, 1997)
    • Cardinal Paul Yoshigoro Taguchi (パウロ田口芳五郎) (June 24, 1969 – February 23, 1978)
  • Bishops of Osaka 大阪
    • Cardinal Paul Yoshigoro Taguchi (パウロ田口芳五郎) (1941.11.25 – 1969.06.24)
    • Bishop Jean-Baptiste Castanier (ジャン・バティスト・カスタニエ), M.E.P. (1918.07.06 – 1940.12.03)
    • Bishop Jules-Auguste Chatron (ジェル・オーグスト・シャトロン), M.E.P. (1896.07.22 – 1917.05.07)
    • Bishop Henri-Caprais Vasselon (アンリ・ヴァスロン), M.E.P. (1893.08.18 – 1896.03.07)
    • Bishop Félix-Nicolas-Joseph Midon (フェリックス・ニコラス・ミドン), M.E.P. (1891.06.15 – 1893.04.12)
  • Vicars Apostolic of Central Japan
    • Bishop Félix-Nicolas-Joseph Midon (フェリックス・ニコラス・ミドン), M.E.P. (1888.03.23 – 1891.06.15)

Suffragan dioceses

See also

References

  1. https://www.cbcj.catholic.jp/english/japan/diocese/ostk/
  2. "Erection of the metropolitan archdiocese of Osaka-Takamatsu, Japan, and appointment of first metropolitan archbishop" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 15 August 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.

Sources



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