Diocese of Hiroshima

Diocese of Hiroshima

Dioecesis Hiroshimaensis

カトリック広島教区
Hiroshima World Peace Memorial Cathedral
Location
Country Japan
TerritoryHiroshima, Okayama, Tottori, Yamaguchi, and Shimane
Ecclesiastical provinceOsaka
MetropolitanOsaka
Statistics
Area3,180 km2 (1,230 sq mi)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2006)
  • 7,677,735
  • 21,496 (0.3%)
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
CathedralCathedral of the Assumption of Mary in Hiroshima
Current leadership
PopeLeo XIV
BishopAlexis Mitsuru Shirahama, P.S.S
Metropolitan ArchbishopThomas Aquino Manyo Maeda
Map
Website
Website of the Diocese

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.

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