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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

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Osaka

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.

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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

    • Leadership

  • 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)

    • Suffragan dioceses

  • Hiroshima 広島
  • Kyoto 京都
  • Nagoya 名古屋
  • Takamatsu 高松

    • References

    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Osaka Wikipedia
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