Francis Xavier Kaname Shimamoto

フランシスコ・ザビエル 島本 要
Francisco Xavier Kaname Shimamoto
Cardinal Archbishop of Nagasaki
Church Catholic Church
Archdiocese Nagasaki
Installed May 8, 1990
Term ended August 31, 2002 (died)
Predecessor Joseph Asjiro Satowaki
Successor Joseph Mitsuaki Takami
Other posts Catholic Bishop Urawa (1980 - 1990)
Orders
Ordination November 23, 1958
Consecration March 20, 1980
Personal details
Born (1932-02-14)February 14, 1932
Died August 31, 2002(2002-08-31) (aged 70)

Francis Xavier Kaname Shimamoto (February 14, 1932 - August 31, 2002) was a bishop of the Catholic Church. His baptismal name was "Francis Xavier". Shimamoto on 23 November 1958 was ordained Catholic priest. In 1979 he was appointed Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Urawa and consecrated on 20 March 1980. In 1990 Pope John Paul II appointed him Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nagasaki. On 31 August 2002 Shimamoto died.

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