Roman Catholic Diocese of Takamatsu

Diocese of Takamatsu Dioecesis Takamatsuensis カトリック高松教区
Location
Country	Japan
Ecclesiastical province	Osaka 大阪
Metropolitan	Osaka 大阪
Statistics
Area	18,000 km2 (6,900 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members)	(as of 2010) 4,058,752 4,910 (0.1%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Cathedral of the Assumption in Takamatsu, Kagawa
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Vacant
Metropolitan Archbishop	Thomas Aquino Manyo Maeda
Bishops emeritus	John the Apostle Eijiro Suwa Bishop Emeritus (2011-2022)
Map
Website
Website of the Diocese

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Takamatsu (Latin: Takamatsuensis, Japanese: カトリック高松教区) is a diocese comprising the island of Shikoku, with its cathedral, Sakuramachi Cathedral Church, located in the city of Takamatsu. It includes the Japanese prefectures of Kagawa, Ehime, Tokushima and Kōchi. The diocese is in the Ecclesiastical province of Osaka 大阪 in Japan.

History

• January 27, 1904: Established as the Apostolic Prefecture of Shikoku from the Diocese of Osaka
• September 13, 1963: Promoted as the Diocese of Takamatsu

Leadership

• Bishops 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)

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Japan

References

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Diocese website

External links

• Diocese of Takamatsu at Catholic Bishops Conference of Japan website
• Diocese of Takamatsu at Catholic Bishops Conference of Japan website (in Japanese)