The Roman Catholic Diocese of Takamatsu (, ) is a former diocese that comprised the island of Shikoku,The Catholic Church in Japan: 16 Dioceses Catholic Bishops Conference of Japan (CBCJ) website. Accessed 2011-10-28. with its cathedral, Sakuramachi Cathedral Church, located in the city of Takamatsu. It included the Japanese prefectures of Kagawa, Ehime, Tokushima and Kōchi.Diocese of Takamatsu at CBCJ webpage. Accessed 2011-10-28. On 15 August 2023, the diocese was incorporated into the Archdiocese of Osaka 大阪 to form the new Archdiocese of Osaka-Takamatsu.
History 27 January 1904: Established as the Apostolic Prefecture of Shikoku from the Diocese of Osaka 13 September 1963: Promoted as the Diocese of Takamatsu 15 August 2023: Incorporated into the Archdiocese of Osaka-Takamatsu
Leadership Bishops of Takamatsu John the Apostle Eijiro Suwa (使徒ヨハネ諏訪榮治郎) (June 19, 2011 – September 26, 2022) 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) Joseph Satoshi Fukahori (ヨセフ深堀 敏) (July 7, 1977 – May 14, 2004) 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 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
External links GCatholic.org Catholic Hierarchy Diocese website Diocese of Takamatsu at Catholic Bishops Conference of Japan website Diocese of Takamatsu at Catholic Bishops Conference of Japan website (in Japanese)