Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Osaka
Coordinates: 34°40′43.71″N 135°31′39.18″E / 34.6788083°N 135.5275500°E
| Archdiocese of Osaka Archidioecesis Osakensis カトリック大阪大司教区 | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Japan |
| Ecclesiastical province | Osaka |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 15,000 km2 (5,800 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2004) 15,502,027 55,732 (0.4%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Osaka |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Thomas Aquino Manyo Maeda |
| 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) [1][2] |
| Emeritus Bishops | Paul Hisao Yasuda Archbishop Emeritus (1978-1997), Leo Jun Ikenaga Archbishop Emeritus (1997-2014) |
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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
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
See also
References
Sources
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Wikisource has the text of a 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia article about Diocese of Osaka . |
External links
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