The Diocese of Fukuoka (, ) is a Latin Catholic diocese of the Catholic Church located in Fukuoka in the Ecclesiastical Province of Nagasaki in Japan.
History July 16, 1927: Established as Diocese of Fukuoka from the Diocese of Nagasaki
Ordinaries Fernand-Jean-Joseph Thiry, M.E.P. † (14 Jul 1927 Appointed – 10 May 1930 Died) Albert Henri Charles Breton, M.E.P. † (9 Jun 1931 Appointed – 16 Jan 1941 Resigned) Dominic Senyemon Fukahori † (9 Mar 1944 Appointed – 15 Nov 1969 Retired) Peter Saburo Hirata, P.S.S. † (15 Nov 1969 Appointed – 6 Oct 1990 Retired) Joseph Hisajiro Matsunaga † (6 Oct 1990 Appointed – 2 Jun 2006 Died) Dominic Ryoji Miyahara (19 Mar 2008 Appointed – 27 Apr 2019 Resigned) Josep Maria Abella Batlle (14 Apr 2020 Appointed – Present)
See also Roman Catholicism in Japan
Sources GCatholic.org Catholic Hierarchy
External links http://www.cbcj.catholic.jp/jpn/diocese/fukuoka.htm