Rafael Masahiro Umemura
Rafael Masahiro Umemura ( Japanese ラ フ ァ エ ル 梅村 昌 弘 , Rafaeru Umemura Masahiro ; born June 14, 1952 in Yokohama ) is Bishop of Yokohama .
Life
Rafael Masahiro Umemura was ordained a priest on March 25, 1985 .
Pope John Paul II appointed him Bishop of Yokohama on March 16, 1999. The Archbishop of Tokyo , Peter Seiichi Cardinal Shirayanagi , donated him episcopal ordination on May 15 of the same year; Co- consecrators were Curia Cardinal Stephen Fumio Hamao and Francis Xavier Kaname Shimamoto IdP , Archbishop of Nagasaki .
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
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| Stephen Fumio Hamao |
Bishop of Yokohama since 1999 |
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| SURNAME | Umemura, Rafael Masahiro |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | ラ フ ァ エ ル 梅村 昌 弘 (Japanese) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese clergyman, Bishop of Yokohama |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 14, 1952 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Yokohama |