Diocese of Fukuoka

The Diocese of Fukuoka (, ) is a Latin Catholic diocese of the Catholic Church located in Fukuoka in the Ecclesiastical Province of Nagasaki in Japan.

History

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

Ordinaries

• 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 – 27 Apr 2019 Resigned)
• Josep Maria Abella Batlle (14 Apr 2020 Appointed – Present)

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Japan

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy

External links

• http://www.cbcj.catholic.jp/jpn/diocese/fukuoka.htm