Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Osaka

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Ecclesiastical province Osaka Pope Francis Phone +81 6-6941-9700		Rite Latin Rite Area 15,000 km² Country Japan

Population - Total - Catholics (as of 2004) 15,502,027 55,732 (0.4%) Cathedral Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Osaka Auxiliary Bishops None (Auxiliary Bishop Michael Gorō Matsuura, Titular Bishop of Sfasferia, was appointed Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Nagoya, in Nagoya, Japan, by Pope Francis, on Sunday, March 29, 2015) Address 2 Chome-24-22 Tamatsukuri, Chuo Ward, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture 540-0004, Japan Metropolitan archbishop Thomas Aquino Man’yō Maeda Similar Gereja KATOLIK, Gereja ABENO, 尼崎カトリック教会, カトリック住之江教会, 堺教会 (Catholic Church)

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Osaka (Latin: Osaken(sis), Japanese: カトリック大阪大司教区) is an archdiocese located in the city of Osaka in Japan.

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

June 24, 1969: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Osaka

Archbishops of Osaka (Roman rite)

Archbishop Thomas Aquino Manyo Maeda (トマスアクィナス前田万葉) (since August 20, 2014)

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 (Roman rite)

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 (Roman rite)

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)

Hiroshima 広島

Kyoto 京都

Nagoya 名古屋

Takamatsu 高松

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