Roman Catholic Diocese of Hiroshima

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Diocese of Hiroshima
広島
Dioecesis Hiroshimaensis
Statistics
Country: Japan
Metropolitan: Osaka 大阪
Rite: Latin Rite
Area: 3,180 km²
Population:
  Total:
  Catholics:
7,677,735 (2006)
21,496 (0.3%)
Cathedral: 幟町教会
(Noboricho Church)
Ordinaries
Bishop: Joseph Atsumi Misue

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Hiroshima {Latin: Hiroshimaen(sis), Japanese: 広島 } is a diocese located in the city of Hiroshima in the Ecclesiastical province of Osaka 大阪 in Japan.

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[edit] History

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

[edit] Leadership

  • Bishops of Hiroshima (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Joseph Atsumi Misue (ヨゼフ三末篤實) (since 1985.03.29)
    • Bishop Dominic Yoshimatsu Noguchi (ドミニコ野口由松) (1959.12.19 – 1985.03.29)
  • Vicars Apostolic of Hiroshima 広島 (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Johannes Ross (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)

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