Roman Catholic Archdiocese Of Osaka
34°40′43.71″N 135°31′39.18″E / 34.6788083°N 135.5275500°E
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Funerals of a missionary, Osaka (around 1910)
Archdiocese of Osaka-Takamatsu Archidioecesis Osakensis-Takamatsuensis カトリック大阪高松大司教区 | |
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Location | |
Country | Japan |
Territory | Osaka, Hyōgo, Wakayama, Kagawa, Ehime, Tokushima, and Kōchi |
Ecclesiastical province | Osaka |
Statistics | |
Area | 33,835 km (13,064 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2023) 19,074,755 51,413 (0.3%) |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Cathedral | Saint Mary’s Cathedral in Osaka |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Thomas Aquino Manyo Maeda |
Auxiliary Bishops | Paul Toshihiro Sakai |
Bishops emeritus | Leo Jun Ikenaga Archbishop Emeritus (1997-2014) |
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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.
History
- March 20, 1888: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Central Japan from the Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Japan
- June 15, 1891: Promoted as Diocese of Osaka
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- June 24, 1969: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Osaka
- August 15, 2023: Incorporated with Diocese of Takamatsu to form Metropolitan Archdiocese of Osaka-Takamatsu.
Leadership
- Archbishops of Osaka-Takamatsu
- Cardinal Thomas Aquino Manyo Maeda (トマス・アクィナス前田万葉) (August 15, 2023 – present)
- 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
- ^ https://www.cbcj.catholic.jp/english/japan/diocese/ostk/
- ^ "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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