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Roman Catholic Diocese of Hiroshima
Roman Catholic diocese in Japan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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Diocese of Hiroshima Dioecesis Hiroshimaensis カトリック広島教区 | |
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Location | |
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Territory | Hiroshima, Okayama, Tottori, Yamaguchi, and Shimane |
Ecclesiastical province | Osaka 大阪 |
Metropolitan | Osaka 大阪 |
Statistics | |
Area | 3,180 km2 (1,230 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2006) 7,677,735 21,496 (0.3%) |
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Rite | Latin Rite |
Cathedral | Cathedral of the Assumption of Mary in Hiroshima |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Alexis Mitsuru Shirahama, P.S.S[1] |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Thomas Aquino Manyo Maeda[2] |
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Website | |
Website of the Diocese |
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