Sulpizio Shinzo Moriyama

Most Reverend

Sulpizio Shinzo Moriyama
Bishop of Oita
Native name
スルピツィオ 森山信三
Church
DioceseOita
Appointed5 April 2022
PredecessorPaul Sueo Hamaguchi
SuccessorIncumbent
Orders
Ordination21 March 1988
Consecration3 July 2022
by Peter Michiaki Nakamura
Personal details
Born
Sulpizio Shinzo Moriyama

(1959-01-17) 17 January 1959 (age 65)
Fukuoka, Japan
Alma materKeio University
MottoQUOD CONFRACTUM FUCRATE ALLIGABO ET QUOD INFIRMUM FUERAT CONSOLIDABO
Coat of armsSulpizio Shinzo Moriyama's 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

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

Bishop Moriyama was ordained a priest on 21 March 1988, incardinated in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fukuoka.[1][2]

Episcopate

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

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b c d "Bishop Sulpizio Shinzo Moriyama [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2024-04-05.
  3. ^ "Sulpizio Shinzo Moriyama". RVA. Retrieved 2024-04-05.
  4. ^ a b "Resignations and Appointments". press.vatican.va. Retrieved 2024-04-05.
  5. ^ "Sulpizio Shinzo Moriyama of Oita Archives". Catholic News in Asia | LiCAS.news | Licas News. 2022-04-06. Retrieved 2024-04-05.
  6. ^ "Catholic Religious Conference Myanmar Religious". www.crcm-myanmar.com. Retrieved 2024-04-05.


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