The Roman Catholic Diocese of Takamatsu ( la, Takamatsuensis, ja, カトリック高松教区) is a

diocese In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associa ...

comprising the island of

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, with its

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, Sakuramachi Cathedral Church, located in the city of

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. It includes the Japanese prefectures of Kagawa,

Ehime is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Shikoku. Ehime Prefecture has a population of 1,342,011 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 5,676 km2 (2,191 sq mi). Ehime Prefecture borders Kagawa Prefecture to the northeast, Tok ...

Tokushima is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Shikoku. Tokushima Prefecture has a population of 728,633 (1 October 2019) and has a geographic area of 4,146 km2 (1,601 sq mi). Tokushima Prefecture borders Kagawa Prefecture to the nort ...

and Kōchi.Diocese of Takamatsu
at CBCJ webpage. Accessed 2011-10-28. The diocese is in the

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of Osaka 大阪 in Japan.

History

* January 27, 1904: Established as the

Apostolic Prefecture An apostolic prefect or prefect apostolic is a priest who heads what is known as an apostolic prefecture, a 'pre-diocesan' missionary jurisdiction where the Catholic Church is not yet sufficiently developed to have it made a diocese. Although it ...

of Shikoku from the Diocese of Osaka * September 13, 1963: Promoted as the Diocese of Takamatsu

Leadership

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s of Takamatsu ** Bishop John the Apostle Eijiro Suwa (使徒ヨハネ諏訪榮治郎) (June 19, 2011 – September 26, 2022) ** 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

Sources

GCatholic.org

Diocese website

External links