Diocese of Hiroshima

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

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)
  • 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)