1. Most Rev. THIRY, Fernand M.E.P. 1927-1930
2. Most Rev. BRETON, Albert M.E.P. 1930-1941
3. Most Rev. FUKAHORI, Dominic Senemon 1941-1969
   (1941-1944 Administrator Apostolic)
4. Most Rev. HIRATA, Peter Saburo 1969-1990
5. Most Rev. MATSUNAGA, Joseph Hisajiro 1990-2006

The Diocese of Fukuoka was established on July 16, 1927, when it was separated from the Diocese of Nagasaki and entrusted to the Paris Foreign Mission Society. At first it consisted of the five prefectures of Fukuoka, Saga, Kumamoto, Miyazaki, and Oita. However, on March 29, 1928, the two prefectures of Miyazaki and Oita were entrusted to the Salesians.

The first bishop was Bishop Fernand Thiry, M.E.P. Bishop Albert Breton then served from 1930, and when he retired in 1941, Monsignor Fukahori Sen'emon became Administrator Apostolic. He was consecrated Bishop on May 28, 1944.

On December 2, 1969, Bishop Fukahori resigned and Bishop Hirata Saburo, who had been Bishop of Oita, was appointed to replace him. Bishop Hirata served until 1990.

When Bishop Hirata resigned as of October 6, 1990, Bishop Matsunaga Hisajiro, who had been Auxiliary Bishop of Nagasaki, was appointed to succeed him. Bishop Matsunaga was installed on January 15 of the following year. He passed away on June 2, 2006 before celebrating the 50th anniversary of his ordination on December 22, 2006. During the vacancy of the episcopacy for about two years, Fr. Soichiro Kawakami served as the Diocesan Administrator.
On March 19, 2008, Bishop Miyahara was appointed Bishop of Fukuoka and installed on May 18, 2008