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{{PopulatedPlace
{{PopulatedPlace
| populated_place_name = Osaka
|populated_place_name=Osaka
| country = Japan
|country=Japan
| administrative_subdivision = Osaka Prefecture
|administrative_subdivision=Osaka Prefecture
| type = City
|type=City
| population = 2745000
|population=2745000
| catholic_percentage = 0.4
|catholic_percentage=0.4
| parishes_count = 60
|parishes_count=60
| notable_catholic_sites = Cathedral of Our Lady of Tamatsukuri (Immaculate Conception Cathedral); St. Mary’s Cathedral (former pro-cathedral); Church of the Holy Family (Nakanoshima); St. Ignatius Church (Uehommachi)
|notable_catholic_sites=Cathedral of Our Lady of Tamatsukuri (Immaculate Conception Cathedral); St. Mary’s Cathedral (former pro-cathedral); Church of the Holy Family (Nakanoshima); St. Ignatius Church (Uehommachi)
| patron_saint = Saint Peter Baptist
|patron_saint=Saint Peter Baptist
| coordinates = 34.6937,135.5022
|coordinates=34.6937, 135.5022
| area_sq_km = 225
|area_sq_km=225
| website = https://www.city.osaka.lg.jp
|historic=Yes
| historic = Yes
|status=Active
| status = Active
|website=https://www.city.osaka.lg.jp
}}
}}
'''Osaka''' (Japanese: 大阪市) is Japan’s third-largest city and the commercial heart of the Kansai region, located on the Yodo River delta where it empties into Osaka Bay. With a municipal population of approximately 2,745,000 as of 2025 estimates, it forms the seat of the [[Archdiocese of Osaka]], the metropolitan see for western Japan.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.city.osaka.lg.jp/toshikeikaku/page/0000000001.html |title=Population of Osaka City (2025) |publisher=Osaka City Government |access-date=2025-11-22}}</ref> Though Catholics number only about 0.4% of residents (roughly 11,000 in the city proper), Osaka’s Catholic heritage is profound: it was here that the first permanent Christian community in central Japan took root in the 1560s, and from here the 1597 Twenty-Six Martyrs were marched to their crucifixion in Nagasaki. Today its neo-Gothic cathedral and historic parishes stand as quiet witnesses amid neon-lit skyscrapers, nurturing a faith that has survived centuries of persecution and modern secularism.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/osak0.htm |title=Archdiocese of Osaka |publisher=GCatholic.org |access-date=2025-11-22}}</ref>
'''Osaka''' (Japanese: 大阪市) is Japan’s third-largest city and the commercial heart of the Kansai region, located on the Yodo River delta where it empties into Osaka Bay. With a municipal population of approximately 2,745,000 as of 2025 estimates, it forms the seat of the [[Archdiocese of Osaka]], the metropolitan see for western Japan.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.city.osaka.lg.jp/toshikeikaku/page/0000000001.html |title=Population of Osaka City (2025) |publisher=Osaka City Government |access-date=2025-11-22}}</ref> Though Catholics number only about 0.4% of residents (roughly 11,000 in the city proper), Osaka’s Catholic heritage is profound: it was here that the first permanent Christian community in central Japan took root in the 1560s, and from here the 1597 Twenty-Six Martyrs were marched to their crucifixion in Nagasaki. Today its neo-Gothic cathedral and historic parishes stand as quiet witnesses amid neon-lit skyscrapers, nurturing a faith that has survived centuries of persecution and modern secularism.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/osak0.htm |title=Archdiocese of Osaka |publisher=GCatholic.org |access-date=2025-11-22}}</ref>