Roman Catholic Diocese of Takamatsu

Diocese of Takamatsu

*Dioecesis Takamatsuensis*

カトリック高松教区
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	John the Apostle Eijiro Suwa
Metropolitan Archbishop	Leo Jun Ikenaga
Bishops emeritus	Francis Xavier Osamu Mizobe Bishop Emeritus (2004-2011)
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,^[1] with its cathedral, Sakuramachi Cathedral Church, located in the city of Takamatsu. It includes the Japanese prefectures of Kagawa, Ehime, Tokushima and Kōchi.^[2] 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

Bishops of Takamatsu
- Bishop John the Apostle Eijiro Suwa (使徒ヨハネ諏訪榮治郎) (since June 19, 2011)
- 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 (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. (トマス・デ・ラ・ホス), O.P. (Apostolic Administrator 1932 – 1935)

^ The Catholic Church in Japan: 16 Dioceses Catholic Bishops Conference of Japan (CBCJ) website. Accessed 2011-10-28.
^ Diocese of Takamatsu at CBCJ webpage. Accessed 2011-10-28.

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