Roman Catholic Diocese of Fukuoka explained

Jurisdiction:Diocese
Fukuoka
Local:Japanese: カトリック福岡教区
Latin:Dioecesis Fukuokaensis
Country: Japan
Territory:Fukuoka, Saga, and Kumamoto
Metropolitan:Nagasaki 長崎
Province:Nagasaki 長崎
Coordinates:33.5833°N 154°W
Rite:Latin Rite
Cathedral:Cathedral of Our Lady of Victory in Fukuoka
Established:16 July 1927
Area Km2:14808
Population:7,754,937
Population As Of:2006
Catholics:31,289
Catholics Percent:0.4
Bishop:Josep Maria Abella Batlle
Metro Archbishop:Peter Michiaki Nakamura
Emeritus Bishops:Dominic Ryōji Miyahara
Map:Giappone - Diocesi di Fukuoka.png
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.

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