Ordination November 23, 1958 Consecration March 20, 1980 | Died August 31, 2002 Installed May 8, 1990 Name Francis Kaname | |
Other posts Catholic Bishop Urawa (1980 - 1990) Archdiocese | ||
Term ended August 31, 2002 (died) Predecessor Joseph Asjiro Satowaki | ||
Francis Xavier Kaname Shimamoto (February 14, 1932 - August 31, 2002) was a bishop of the Catholic Church. His baptismal name was "Francis Xavier". Shimamoto on 23 November 1958 was ordained Catholic priest. 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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