Archdiocese of Osaka-Takamatsu
The Archdiocese of Osaka-Takamatsu is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Japan. Its episcopal see is the city of Osaka.
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
- August 15, 2023: Incorporated with Diocese of Takamatsu to form Metropolitan Archdiocese of Osaka-Takamatsu.
Leadership
- Archbishops of Osaka-Takamatsu
- * Cardinal Thomas Aquino Manyo Maeda
- Archbishops of Osaka
- * Cardinal Thomas Aquino Manyo Maeda
- * Archbishop Leo Jun Ikenaga, S.J.
- * Archbishop Paul Hisao Yasuda
- * Cardinal Paul Yoshigoro Taguchi
- Bishops of Osaka 大阪
- * Cardinal Paul Yoshigoro Taguchi
- * Bishop Jean-Baptiste Castanier, M.E.P.
- * Bishop Jules-Auguste Chatron, M.E.P.
- * Bishop Henri-Caprais Vasselon, M.E.P.
- * Bishop Félix-Nicolas-Joseph Midon, M.E.P.
- Vicars Apostolic of Central Japan
- * Bishop Félix-Nicolas-Joseph Midon, M.E.P.