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Francis Xavier Osamu Mizobe

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Francis Xavier Osamu Mizobe

Bishop of Takamatsu
Native name
フランシスコ・ザビエル溝部脩
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Takamatsu
In office14 May 2004 – 25 March 2011
PredecessorJoseph Satoshi Fukahori
SuccessorJohn Eijiro Suwa [ja]
Previous postBishop of Sendai (2000-2004)
Orders
Ordination9 February 1964
Consecration9 September 2000
by Peter Takeo Okada[1]
Personal details
Born(1935-03-05)5 March 1935
Died29 February 2016(2016-02-29) (aged 80)

Francis Xavier Osamu Mizobe (フランシスコ・ザビエル溝部脩), S.D.B. (5 March 1935 – 29 February 2016) was a Japanese Roman Catholic bishop.

Mizobe was ordained to the priesthood on 9 February 1964. He served as Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sendai, Japan from 2000 to 2005 and as Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Takamatsu from 2005 to 2011.[2]

Notes

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  1. ↑ "Bishop Francis Xavier Osamu Mizobe, S.D.B." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2026-05-15.
  2. ↑ GCatholic.org-Diocese of Sendai
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