Roman Catholic Diocese of Hiroshima

The Diocese of Hiroshima (Latin: Dioecesis Hiroshimaensis, Japanese: カトリック広島教区) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of Hiroshima in the ecclesiastical province of Osaka 大阪 in Japan.

Diocese of Hiroshima Dioecesis Hiroshimaensis カトリック広島教区
Hiroshima World Peace Memorial Cathedral
Location
Country	Japan
Territory	Hiroshima, Okayama, Tottori, Yamaguchi, and Shimane
Ecclesiastical province	Osaka 大阪
Metropolitan	Osaka 大阪
Statistics
Area	3,180 km2 (1,230 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(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
Metropolitan Archbishop	Thomas Aquino Manyo Maeda
Map
Website
Website of the Diocese

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 Alexis Mitsuru Shirahama, P.S.S (since 2016.09.19)
  • 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 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)

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Japan

External links

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