Alexis Mitsuru Shirahama
Alexis Mitsuru Shirahama PSS ( Japanese ア レ キ シ オ 白 浜 満 , Arekishio Shirahama Mitsuru ; born May 20, 1962 in Shin-Uonome (today: Shin-Kamigotō ), Minami-Matsuura district , Japan ) is a Japanese religious and Roman Catholic bishop of Hiroshima .
Life
Alexis Mitsuru Shirahama received the sacrament of ordination for the Archdiocese of Nagasaki on March 19, 1990 . In 1993 he joined the Sulpizian religious order .
On June 28, 2016, Pope Francis appointed him Bishop of Hiroshima. The Archbishop of Osaka , Thomas Aquino Man'yō Maeda , donated him episcopal ordination on September 19 of the same year . Co- consecrators were the Archbishop of Nagasaki, Joseph Mitsuaki Takami PSS, and the Bishop of Kyoto , Paul Yoshinao Ōtsuka .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Nomina del Vescovo di Hiroshima (Giappone). In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , June 28, 2016, accessed June 28, 2016 (Italian).
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas Aquino Man'yō Maeda |
Bishop of Hiroshima since 2016 |
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| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Shirahama, Alexis Mitsuru |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | ア レ キ シ オ 白 浜 満 (Japanese) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese religious, Roman Catholic bishop of Hiroshima |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 20, 1962 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Shin-Uonome (now Shin-Kamigotō ), Minami-Matsuura County , Nagasaki Prefecture , Japan |