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Diocese of Takamatsu

Dioecesis Takamatsuensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Vacant
  • John Eijiro Suwa, Bishop Emeritus

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Elevated: 13 September 1963
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Osaka
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Japan
  • Square Kilometers: 18,804 (7,263 Square Miles)
  • Official Web Site: http://www.takamatsu.catholic.ne.jp/
  • Mailing Address: Bishop's House, 1-8-9, Sakura-machi, Takamatsu-shi, Kagawa-kin 760-0074, Japan
  • Telephone: (087)831-6659
  • Fax: 833-1484

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Prefecture Apostolic of Shikoku
27 January 1904ErectedDiocese of Osaka Prefecture Apostolic of Shikoku (erected)
Diocese of Takamatsu
13 September 1963ElevatedPrefecture Apostolic of Shikoku Diocese of Takamatsu
24 June 1969Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Takamatsu (from Tōkyō)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Prefecture Apostolic of Shikoku
19501,3004,000,000.0%115168131410ap1951
Diocese of Takamatsu
19705,3163,937,319.1%73946115409028ap1971
19805,2364,144,704.1%643491064410427ap1981
19905,3374,220,971.1%1132431243210727ap1991
19996,0654,176,371.1%133548126369827ap2000
20005,8214,176,371.1%133548121369527ap2001
20015,4984,162,790.1%143347116349627ap2002
20025,4994,148,227.1%232346119239427ap2003
20035,4924,142,157.1%183048114309226ap2004
20045,4074,125,762.1%212849110289326ap2005
20104,9104,058,752.1%1231431141328228ap2011
20144,5393,991,819.1%1126371222276226ap2015
20174,5553,845,000.1%822301512235925ap2018
20204,4283,715,297.1%916251774175325ap2021

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Diocese of Takamatsu
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 56, Page 549, and Page 550
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 62, Page 22, and Page 23

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