Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Osaka
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Osaka
Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Archdiocese
name= Osaka 大阪
latin=Archidioecesis Osakensis
country= Japan
rite=Latin Rite
cathedral = 玉造教会
("Tamatsukuri Church")
cocathedral =
area= 15,000
population= 15,502,027
population_as_of= 2004
catholics= 55,732
catholics_percent= 0.4
bishop= Leo Jun Ikenaga
coadjutor =
auxiliary_bishops = Michael Goro Matsuura
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Osaka {Latin: " Osaken(sis)", Japanese: 大阪 } 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 Leo Jun Ikenaga (レオ池長 潤), S.J. (since 1997.05.10)
** Archbishop Paul Hisao Yasuda (パウロ安田久雄) (1978.11.15 – 1997.05.10)
** Cardinal Paul Yashigoro Taguchi (パウロ田口芳五郎) (1969.06.24 – 1978.02.23)
* Bishops of Osaka 大阪 (Roman rite)
** Cardinal Paul Yashigoro 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)
uffragan Dioceses
* Hiroshima 広島
* Kyoto 京都
* Nagoya 名古屋
* Takamatsu 高松
ee also
*Roman Catholicism in Japan
ource
* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/osak0.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dosak.html Catholic Hierarchy]
* [http://www.osaka.catholic.jp/ Diocese website]
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