- Roman Catholic Diocese of Fukuoka
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Diocese of Fukuoka
Dioecesis Fukuokaensis
カトリック福岡教区Location Country Japan Metropolitan Nagasaki 長崎 Coordinates 33°35′N 130°24′E / 33.583°N 130.4°ECoordinates: 33°35′N 130°24′E / 33.583°N 130.4°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 Cathedral 大名町教会
(Daimyomachi Church)Current leadership Bishop Dominic Ryōji Miyahara 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.
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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 - )
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