The Diocese of Fukuoka (Latin: Dioecesis Fukuokaensis, Japanese: カトリック福岡教区) 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)