Archdiocese of Osaka–Takamatsu 大阪高松
Osaken(sis)-Takamatsuen(sis)
Metropolitan see · Latin Church · Osaka–Takamatsu 大阪高松, Japan
The Archdiocese of Osaka-Takamatsu is the metropolitan see of western Japan, formed on 15 August 2023 by merging the former Diocese of Takamatsu into the Archdiocese of Osaka. It is led by its first archbishop, Cardinal Thomas Aquino Manyo Maeda.
The see
- Rank
- Metropolitan see
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 15 August 2023
- Latin
- Osaken(sis)-Takamatsuen(sis)
- Annuario code
- 001002477
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 51,413
- Population
- 19,074,755
- Catholic share
- 0.3%
- Extent
- 33,835 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 1.5
of the people living within its bounds
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Archbishop
- Thomas Aquino Man’yō Maeda
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Cathedral Basilica of St. Mary stands in Osaka–Takamatsu 大阪高松, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
Its co-cathedral is Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Sakuramachi Church), Takamatsu.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Osaka-Takamatsu
This see is the metropolitan of its province.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of Hiroshima 広島Hiroshima 広島
- Diocese of Kyoto 京都Kyoto 京都
- Diocese of Nagoya 名古屋Nagoya 名古屋
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
What is kept by invitation
The record above is published because it is public: what this see is, when it was erected, who holds its chair, and where it stands among its neighbours.
The working record is not. The chancery's address, telephone and email, the clergy of the see, and the hours of Mass, confession and adoration in the parishes within it are kept for members, and a person reads every request.
Sources
The see's own website · Wikipedia · GCatholic
This record is compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. On the method, see the keeping of the record. Whoever finds an error is asked, in charity, to write: [email protected].