Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Osaka

Archdiocese of Osaka Archidioecesis Osakensis カトリック大阪大司教区
Location
Country	Japan
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	玉造教会 (Tamatsukuri Church)
Current leadership
Bishop	Leo Jun Ikenaga
Auxiliary Bishop	Michael Goro Matsuura

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

Archbishops of Osaka (Roman rite)
- Archbishop Leo Jun Ikenaga (レオ池長潤), S.J. (since May 10, 1997)
- Archbishop Paul Hisao Yasuda (パウロ安田久雄) (November 15, 1978 – May 10, 1997)
- Cardinal Paul Yashigoro Taguchi (パウロ田口芳五郎) (June 24, 1969 – February 23, 1978)
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)

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Japan

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