Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Osaka

History

• March 20, 1888: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Central Japan from the Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Japan
• June 15, 1891: Promoted as Diocese of Osaka
• June 24, 1969: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Osaka

  Leadership

• Archbishops of Osaka
• * Cardinal Thomas Aquino Manyo Maeda
• * Archbishop Leo Jun Ikenaga, S.J.
• * Archbishop Paul Hisao Yasuda
• * Cardinal Paul Yoshigoro Taguchi
• Bishops of Osaka 大阪
• * Cardinal Paul Yoshigoro Taguchi
• * Bishop Jean-Baptiste Castanier, M.E.P.
• * Bishop Jules-Auguste Chatron, M.E.P.
• * Bishop Henri-Caprais Vasselon, M.E.P.
• * Bishop Félix-Nicolas-Joseph Midon, M.E.P.
• Vicars Apostolic of Central Japan
• * Bishop Félix-Nicolas-Joseph Midon, M.E.P.

  Suffragan dioceses

• Hiroshima 広島
• Kyoto 京都
• Nagoya 名古屋
• Takamatsu 高松