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)