- Roman Catholic Diocese of Takamatsu
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Diocese of Takamatsu
Dioecesis Takamatsuensis
カトリック高松教区Location Country Japan Metropolitan Osaka 大阪 Statistics Area 18,000 km2 (6,900 sq mi) Population
- Total
- Catholics(as of 2004)
4,125,762
5,407 (0.1%)Information Rite Latin Rite Cathedral 桜町教会
(Sakuramachi Church)Current leadership Bishop Francis Xavier Osamu Mizobe, S.D.B. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Takamatsu (Latin: Takamatsuensis, Japanese: カトリック高松教区) is a diocese comprising the island of Shikoku,[1] with its cathedral, Sakuramachi Cathedral Church, located in the city of Takamatsu. It includes the Japanese prefectures of Kagawa, Ehime, Tokushima and Kōchi.[2] The diocese is in the Ecclesiastical province of Osaka 大阪 in Japan.
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History
- January 27, 1904: Established as the Apostolic Prefecture of Shikoku from the Diocese of Osaka
- September 13, 1963: Promoted as the Diocese of Takamatsu
Leadership
- Bishops of Takamatsu
- Bishop John the Apostle Eijirou Suwa (使徒ヨハネ諏訪榮次郎) (since June 19, 2011)
- Bishop Francis Xavier Osamu Mizobe (フランシスコ・ザビエル溝部脩), S.D.B. (May 14, 2004 - June 18, 2011)
- Bishop Joseph Satoshi Fukahori (ヨセフ深堀 敏) (July 7, 1977 – May 14, 2004)
- Bishop Franciscus Xaverius Eikichi Tanaka (フランシスコ・ザビエル田中英吉) (September 13, 1963 – 1977)
- Prefects Apostolic of Shikoku
- Cardinal Paul Yashigoro Taguchi (パウロ田口芳五郎) (November 25, 1941 – 1962)
- Fr. Thomas de la Hoz (トマス・デ・ラ・ホス), O.P. (Apostolic Administrator 1932 – 1935)
References
Notes
- ^ The Catholic Church in Japan: 16 Dioceses Catholic Bishops Conference of Japan (CBCJ) website. Accessed 2011-10-28.
- ^ Diocese of Takamatsu at CBCJ webpage. Accessed 2011-10-28.
Sources
See also
External links
- Diocese of Takamatsu at Catholic Bishops Conference of Japan website
- Diocese of Takamatsu at Catholic Bishops Conference of Japan website (in Japanese)
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