Roman Catholic Diocese of Fukuoka

The Diocese of Fukuoka (Latin: Dioecesis Fukuokaensis, Japanese: カトリック福岡教区) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church located in Fukuoka in the ecclesiastical province of Nagasaki 長崎 in Japan.

Diocese of Fukuoka Dioecesis Fukuokaensis カトリック福岡教区
Cathedral of the Diocese
Location
Country	Japan
Territory	Fukuoka, Saga, and Kumamoto
Ecclesiastical province	Nagasaki 長崎
Metropolitan	Nagasaki 長崎
Coordinates	33°35′N 130°24′E
Statistics
Area	14,808 km2 (5,717 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2006) 7,754,937 31,289 (0.4%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	16 July 1927
Cathedral	Cathedral of Our Lady of Victory in Fukuoka
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Josep Maria Abella Batlle
Metropolitan Archbishop	Peter Michiaki Nakamura
Bishops emeritus	Dominic Ryōji Miyahara
Map
Website
Website of the Diocese

History

• July 16, 1927: Established as Diocese of Fukuoka from the Diocese of Nagasaki

Ordinaries

• Fernand-Jean-Joseph Thiry, M.E.P. † (14 Jul 1927 Appointed - 10 May 1930 Died)
• Albert Henri Charles Breton, M.E.P. † (9 Jun 1931 Appointed - 16 Jan 1941 Resigned)
• Dominic Senyemon Fukahori † (9 Mar 1944 Appointed - 15 Nov 1969 Retired)
• Peter Saburo Hirata, P.S.S. † (15 Nov 1969 Appointed - 6 Oct 1990 Retired)
• Joseph Hisajiro Matsunaga † (6 Oct 1990 Appointed - 2 Jun 2006 Died)
• Dominic Ryoji Miyahara (19 Mar 2008 Appointed - 27 Apr 2019 Resigned)
• Josep Maria Abella Batlle (14 Apr 2020 Appointed- Present)

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Japan

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy

External links

• http://www.cbcj.catholic.jp/jpn/diocese/fukuoka.htm