Roman Catholic Diocese of Kagoshima

History

• Established on March 18, 1927 as Apostolic Prefecture of Kagoshima, an exempt missionary pre-diocesan jurisdiction, on territory split off from the then Diocese of Nagasaki
• On 27 March 1927 it lost territory to establish the Mission sui juris of Miyazaki 宮崎
• In 1947 it lost territory to establish the Apostolic Administration of Okinawa and the Southern Islands 琉球列島
• Promoted on February 25, 1955 as Diocese of Kagoshima, hence no longer directly subject to the Holy See

  Ordinaries

• Egide Marie Roy, Friars Minor
• Francis Xavier Ichitaro Ideguchi , previously Apostolic Administrator of Apostolic Prefecture of Miyazaki 宮崎

• ? Paul Aijirô Yamaguchi †
• Joseph Asjiro Satowaki †, later Metropolitan Archbishop of Nagasaki 長崎 , President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Japan, created Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria della Pace
• Paul Shinichi Itonaga
• Paul Kenjiro Koriyama