Roman Catholic Diocese of Fukuoka

Diocese of Fukuoka

Dioecesis Fukuokaensis

カトリック福岡教区
Cathedral of the Diocese
Location
Country Japan
TerritoryFukuoka, Saga, and Kumamoto
Ecclesiastical provinceNagasaki 長崎
MetropolitanNagasaki 長崎
Coordinates33°35′N 130°24′E / 33.583°N 130.400°E / 33.583; 130.400
Statistics
Area14,808 km2 (5,717 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2006)
7,754,937
31,289 (0.4%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Established16 July 1927
CathedralCathedral of Our Lady of Victory in Fukuoka
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopJosep Maria Abella Batlle
Metropolitan ArchbishopPeter Michiaki Nakamura
Bishops emeritusDominic Ryōji Miyahara
Map
Website
Website of the Diocese

The Diocese of Fukuoka (Latin: Dioecesis Fukuokaensis, Japanese: カトリック福岡教区) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church located in Fukuoka in the ecclesiastical province of Nagasaki 長崎 in Japan.