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Roman Catholic Diocese of Fukuoka

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Rite
  
Latin Rite

Pope
  
Francis

Country
  
Japan

Bishop
  
Dominic Ryōji Miyahara

Established
  
16 July 1927

Area
  
14,808 km²

Founded
  
1927

Metropolitan archbishop
  
Joseph Mitsuaki Takami

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Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2006) 7,754,937 31,289 (0.4%)

Cathedral
  
Cathedral of Our Lady of Victory in Fukuoka

Ecclesiastical province
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nagasaki

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Fukuoka (Latin: Fukuokaën(sis), Japanese: カトリック福岡教区) is a diocese located in the city of Fukuoka in the Ecclesiastical province of Nagasaki 長崎 in Japan.

Contents

History

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

    • Leadership

  • Bishops of Fukuoka (Roman Rite)
  • 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 - )

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Fukuoka Wikipedia
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