Raymond Augustin Chihiro Satō
Raymond Augustin Chihiro Satō OP ( Japanese ラ イ ム ン ド 佐藤 千 敬 , Raimondo Satō Chihiro ; born March 31, 1926 in Sendai ; † November 12, 2002 ) was Bishop of Sendai .
Life
Raymond Augustin Chihiro Satō joined the Dominican Order and was ordained a priest on April 3, 1959 .
Paul VI appointed him bishop of Sendai on January 24, 1976. The Apostolic Pro-Nuncio in Japan , Ippolito Rotoli , donated him episcopal ordination on March 20 of the same year ; Co- consecrators were Benedict Takahiko Tomizawa , Bishop of Sapporo , and Petro Arikata Kobayashi , Former Bishop of Sendai.
He resigned from his office on June 19, 1998.
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
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| Petro Arikata Kobayashi |
Bishop of Sendai 1976–1998 |
Francis Xavier Osamu Mizobe SDS |
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Satō, Raymond Augustin Chihiro |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | ラ イ ム ン ド 佐藤 千 敬 (Japanese); Satō Raymond Chihiro; Satō Chihiro (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese religious, Catholic bishop |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 31, 1926 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sendai |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 12, 2002 |