Continent: South and East Asia
Rite: Roman (Latin)
Type: Diocese
Name: Hiroshima 広島 / 廣島 (正體中文) / Hiroshimaën(sis) (Latin)
Ecclesiastical Province: Osaka 大阪
Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelisation
Bishop (2016.06.28 – ...): | ![]() |
Bishops of Hiroshima 広島 (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||
Bishop of Hiroshima 広島 (Japan)
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Cardinal-Priest of S. Pudenziana
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Bishop Joseph Atsumi Misue (ヨゼフ 三末篤實)
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Bishop Dominic Yoshimatsu Noguchi (ドミニコ 野口由松)
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Vicars Apostolic of Hiroshima 広島 (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||
Bishop Johannes Ross (ヨハネス・ロス), S.J.
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Archbishop Heinrich Döring (ハインリヒ・デーリング), S.J.
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Area: 31,922 km²
Population: 19,391 Catholics (0.3% of 7,237,067 total) (2020)
Statistics: 47 parishes, 41 missions, 61 priests (24 diocesan, 37 religious), 215 lay religious (45 brothers, 170 sisters), 6 seminarians (2020)
Cathedral Dedication Anniversary: August 6
Last updated on 2023.05.30
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