Bernard Taiji Katsuya
Bernard Taiji Katsuya ( Japanese ベ ル ナ ル ド 勝 谷 太 治 , Berunarudo Katsuya Taiji ; born December 2, 1955 in Muroran ) is a Japanese clergyman and Roman Catholic bishop of Sapporo .
Life
Bernard Taiji Katsuya was ordained a priest on April 29, 1986 .
Pope Francis appointed him Bishop of Sapporo on June 22, 2013 . The Archbishop of Tokyo , Peter Takeo Okada , donated him episcopal ordination on October 14 of the same year . Co- consecrators were the former bishop of Sapporo, Peter Toshio Jinushi , and the bishop of Niigata , Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi SVD .
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
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| Peter Toshio Jinushi |
Bishop of Sapporo since 2013 |
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| SURNAME | Katsuya, Bernard Taiji |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | ベ ル ナ ル ド 勝 谷 太 治 (Japanese) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese clergyman, Roman Catholic Bishop of Sapporo |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 2nd December 1955 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Muroran |