Francis Xavier Kaname Shimamoto

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フランシスコ・ザビエル 島本 要
Francisco Xavier Kaname Shimamoto
Archbishop of Nagasaki
Church Catholic Church
Archdiocese Nagasaki
InstalledMay 8, 1990
Term endedAugust 31, 2002 (died)
Predecessor Joseph Asjiro Satowaki
Successor Joseph Mitsuaki Takami
Other post(s)Catholic Bishop Urawa (1980 - 1990)
Orders
OrdinationNovember 23, 1958
ConsecrationMarch 20, 1980
Personal details
Born(1932-02-14)February 14, 1932
DiedAugust 31, 2002(2002-08-31) (aged 70)
Flag of Japan.svg Nagasaki

Francis Xavier Kaname Shimamoto (February 14, 1932 - August 31, 2002) was a bishop of the Catholic Church. His baptismal name was "Francis Xavier". Shimamoto was ordained a Catholic priest on 23 November 1958. 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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