Latin Catholic territory in Japan
34°40′43.71″N 135°31′39.18″E / 34.6788083°N 135.5275500°E / 34.6788083; 135.5275500
Archdiocese of Osaka-Takamatsu
Archidioecesis Osakensis-Takamatsuensis
カトリック大阪高松大司教区 |
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Country | Japan |
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Territory | Osaka, Hyōgo, Wakayama, Kagawa, Ehime, Tokushima, and Kōchi |
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Ecclesiastical province | Osaka |
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Area | 33,835 km2 (13,064 sq mi) |
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Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2023) 19,074,755 51,413 (0.3%) |
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Denomination | Catholic Church |
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Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
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Rite | Roman Rite |
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Cathedral | Saint Mary’s Cathedral in Osaka |
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Pope | Francis |
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Metropolitan Archbishop | Thomas Aquino Manyo Maeda |
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Auxiliary Bishops | Paul Toshihiro Sakai |
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Bishops emeritus | Leo Jun Ikenaga Archbishop Emeritus (1997-2014) |
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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
- Bishops of Osaka 大阪
- 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
Sources
External links
Roman Catholic Archdioceses of Japan |
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