Diocese of Takamatsu

Historical Details

• Diocese of Takamatsu
  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Elevated: 13 September 1963
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Osaka-Takamatsu
  • Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelization
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Japan
  • Square Kilometers: 18,804 (7,263 Square Miles)
  • Mailing Address: Bishop's House, 1-8-9, Sakura-machi, Takamatsu-shi, Kagawa-kin 760-0074, Japan
  • Telephone: (087)831-6659
  • Fax: 833-1484

• Prefecture Apostolic of Shikoku
  • Latin Name: de Shikoku
  • Erected: 27 January 1904
  • Country: Japan

Past Ordinaries

• José María Álvarez, O.P. † (26 Feb 1904 Appointed - 1931 Resigned)
• Modesto Perez, O.P. † ( 1935 Appointed - 1940 Resigned)
• Franciscus Xaverius Eikichi Tanaka † (13 Sep 1963 Appointed - 11 Jan 1977 Retired)
• Joseph Satoshi Fukahori † (7 Jul 1977 Appointed - 14 May 2004 Retired)
• Francis Xavier Osamu Mizobe, S.D.B. † (14 May 2004 Appointed - 25 Mar 2011 Retired)
• John Eijiro Suwa (25 Mar 2011 Appointed - 26 Sep 2022 Retired)

Historical Summary

Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Prefecture Apostolic of Shikoku
1950	1,300	4,000,000	.0%	1	15	16	81		3	14	10	ap1951
Diocese of Takamatsu
1970	5,316	3,937,319	.1%	7	39	46	115		40	90	28	ap1971
1980	5,236	4,144,704	.1%	6	43	49	106		44	104	27	ap1981
1990	5,337	4,220,971	.1%	11	32	43	124		32	107	27	ap1991
1999	6,065	4,176,371	.1%	13	35	48	126		36	98	27	ap2000
2000	5,821	4,176,371	.1%	13	35	48	121		36	95	27	ap2001
2001	5,498	4,162,790	.1%	14	33	47	116		34	96	27	ap2002
2002	5,499	4,148,227	.1%	23	23	46	119		23	94	27	ap2003
2003	5,492	4,142,157	.1%	18	30	48	114		30	92	26	ap2004
2004	5,407	4,125,762	.1%	21	28	49	110		28	93	26	ap2005
2010	4,910	4,058,752	.1%	12	31	43	114	1	32	82	28	ap2011
2014	4,539	3,991,819	.1%	11	26	37	122	2	27	62	26	ap2015
2017	4,555	3,845,000	.1%	8	22	30	151	2	23	59	25	ap2018
2020	4,428	3,715,297	.1%	9	16	25	177	4	17	53	25	ap2021
2022	4,320	3,649,452	.1%	8	16	24	180	3	17	49	25	ap2023

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• John Eijiro Suwa (Bishop: 25 Mar 2011 to 26 Sep 2022)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• José María Álvarez, O.P. † (Prefect: 26 Feb 1904 to 1931)
• Thomas de la Hoz, O.P. † (Apostolic Administrator: 1932 to Jan 1941)
• Joseph Satoshi Fukahori † (Bishop: 7 Jul 1977 to 14 May 2004)
• Paul Sueo Hamaguchi † (Priest: 2005 to 25 Mar 2011)
• Francis Xavier Osamu Mizobe, S.D.B. † (Bishop: 14 May 2004 to 25 Mar 2011)
• Modesto Perez, O.P. † (Prefect: 1935 to 1940)
• Paul Yoshigoro Taguchi † (Apostolic Administrator: 1941 to 1963)
• Franciscus Xaverius Eikichi Tanaka † (Bishop: 13 Sep 1963 to 11 Jan 1977)

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