Roman Catholic Diocese of Hiroshima

Diocese of Hiroshima Dioecesis Hiroshimaensis カトリック広島教区
Hiroshima World Peace Memorial Cathedral
Location
Country	Japan
Ecclesiastical province	Osaka 大阪
Metropolitan	Osaka 大阪
Statistics
Area	3,180 km2 (1,230 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members)	(as of 2006) 7,677,735 21,496 (0.3%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Cathedral of the Assumption of Mary in Hiroshima
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Alexis Mitsuru Shirahama, P.S.S[1]
Metropolitan Archbishop	Thomas Aquino Manyo Maeda[2]
Map
Website
Website of the Diocese

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Hiroshima (Latin: Hiroshimaen(sis), Japanese: カトリック広島教区) is a diocese located in the city of Hiroshima in the Ecclesiastical province of Osaka 大阪 in Japan.

History[]

• May 4, 1923: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Hiroshima from the Diocese of Osaka
• June 30, 1959: Promoted as Diocese of Hiroshima

Leadership[]

• Bishops of Hiroshima (Roman rite)
  • Bishop , P.S.S (since 2016.09.19)^[1]
  • Bishop Thomas Aquino Manyo Maeda (2011.06.13-2014.08.20)
  • Bishop Joseph Atsumi Misue (ヨゼフ三末篤實) (1985.03.29 - 2011.06.13)
  • Bishop (ドミニコ野口由松) (1959.12.19 – 1985.03.29)
• Vicars Apostolic of Hiroshima 広島 (Roman rite)
  • Bishop (ヨハネス・ロス), S.J. (1928.05.18 – 1940)
  • Archbishop Heinrich Döring (ハインリヒ・デーリング), S.J. (1921.06.16 – 1927.07.14)

See also[]

• Roman Catholicism in Japan

References[]

External links[]

• Diocese website
• Catholic Bishops' Conference of Japan
• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy ^{[self-published]}

Coordinates: 34°23′N 132°27′E / 34.383°N 132.450°E / 34.383; 132.450

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