Sulpizio Shinzo Moriyama
Most Reverend Sulpizio Shinzo Moriyama | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Oita | |
| Native name | スルピツィオ 森山信三 |
| Church | |
| Diocese | Oita |
| Appointed | 5 April 2022 |
| Predecessor | Paul Sueo Hamaguchi |
| Successor | Incumbent |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 21 March 1988 |
| Consecration | 3 July 2022 by Peter Michiaki Nakamura |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Sulpizio Shinzo Moriyama 17 January 1959 Fukuoka, Japan |
| Alma mater | Keio University |
| Motto | QUOD CONFRACTUM FUCRATE ALLIGABO ET QUOD INFIRMUM FUERAT CONSOLIDABO |
| Coat of arms |  |
Sulpizio Shinzo Moriyama is a Japanese Roman Catholic prelate currently serving as the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Oita, Japan.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Early life
[edit]Moriyama was born on 17 January 1959 in Fukuoka, Japan. He completed his studies in philosophy at the Keio University of Tokyo and in Theology at the St. Sulpizio Seminary in Fukuoka, Japan.[1][2]
Priesthood
[edit]Bishop Moriyama was ordained a priest on 21 March 1988, incardinated in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fukuoka.[1][2]
Episcopate
[edit]On 5 April 2022, Pope Francis appointed Moriyama as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Oita.[4] He was Ordained a bishop on 3 July 2022 by Peter Michiaki Nakamura.[1][2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "ASIA/JAPAN - Appointment of the Bishop of Oita, His Exc. Sulpizio Shinzo Moriyama - Agenzia Fides". www.fides.org. Retrieved 2024-04-05.
- ^ a b c d "Bishop Sulpizio Shinzo Moriyama [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2024-04-05.
- ^ "Sulpizio Shinzo Moriyama". RVA. Retrieved 2024-04-05.
- ^ a b "Resignations and Appointments". press.vatican.va. Retrieved 2024-04-05.
- ^ "Sulpizio Shinzo Moriyama of Oita Archives". Catholic News in Asia | LiCAS.news | Licas News. 2022-04-06. Retrieved 2024-04-05.
- ^ "Catholic Religious Conference Myanmar Religious". www.crcm-myanmar.com. Retrieved 2024-04-05.
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