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Diocese of Hiroshima

Dioecesis Hiroshimaensis

カトリック広島教区
Hiroshima World Peace Memorial Cathedral
Location
CountryRoman Catholic Diocese of Hiroshima Japan
TerritoryHiroshima, Okayama, Tottori, Yamaguchi, and Shimane
Ecclesiastical provinceOsaka 大阪
MetropolitanOsaka 大阪
Statistics
Area3,180 km2 (1,230 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2006)
7,677,735
21,496 (0.3%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
CathedralCathedral of the Assumption of Mary in Hiroshima
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopAlexis Mitsuru Shirahama, P.S.S[1]
Metropolitan ArchbishopThomas Aquino Manyo Maeda[2]
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 Church diocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of Hiroshima in the ecclesiastical province of Osaka 大阪 in Japan.

  1. ^ "Bishop Alexis Mitsuru Shirahama [Catholic-Hierarchy]".
  2. ^ "Thomas Aquino Manyo Cardinal Maeda [Catholic-Hierarchy]".

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