The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Osaka ( la, Archidiocesis Osakensis, ja, カトリック大阪大司教区, Katorikku Oosaka Daishikyouku) is an

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located in the city of

Osaka is a designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture, and the third most populous city in Japan, following Special wards of Tokyo and Yokohama. With a population of 2. ...

in Japan.

History

* March 20, 1888: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Central Japan from the

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* June 15, 1891: Promoted as Diocese of Osaka Funérailles Osaka

* June 24, 1969: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Osaka

Leadership

* Arch

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s of Osaka (Roman rite) ** Cardinal

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(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

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(パウロ安田久雄) (November 15, 1978 – May 10, 1997) **

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(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

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(ジャン・バティスト・カスタニエ),

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(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

* Hiroshima 広島 * Kyoto 京都 * Nagoya 名古屋 * Takamatsu 高松

References

Sources

GCatholic.org

Diocese website

External links