Sulpizio Shinzo Moriyama Explained

Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Sulpizio Shinzo Moriyama
Native Name:Marathi: スルピツィオ 森山信三
Native Name Lang:mr
Appointed:5 April 2022
Successor:Incumbent
Ordination:21 March 1988
Consecration:3 July 2022
Birth Name:Sulpizio Shinzo Moriyama
Birth Date:17 January 1959
Birth Place:Fukuoka, Japan
Coat Of Arms:File:Emblem of a bishop Sulpizio Shinzo Moriyama.png
Motto:QUOD CONFRACTUM FUCRATE ALLIGABO ET QUOD INFIRMUM FUERAT CONSOLIDABO

Sulpizio Shinzo Moriyama is a Japanese Roman Catholic prelate currently serving as the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Oita, Japan.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

Early life

Moriyama was born on 17 January 1959 in Fukuoka, Japan. He completed his studies in philosophy at the Keio University of Tokyo and in Theology at the St. Sulpizio Seminary in Fukuoka, Japan.

Priesthood

Bishop Moriyama was ordained a priest on 21 March 1988, incardinated in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fukuoka.

Episcopate

On 5 April 2022, Pope Francis appointed Moriyama as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Oita. He was Ordained a bishop on 3 July 2022 by Peter Michiaki Nakamura.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ASIA/JAPAN - Appointment of the Bishop of Oita, His Exc. Sulpizio Shinzo Moriyama - Agenzia Fides . 2024-04-05 . www.fides.org.
  2. Web site: Bishop Sulpizio Shinzo Moriyama [Catholic-Hierarchy] ]. 2024-04-05 . www.catholic-hierarchy.org.
  3. Web site: Sulpizio Shinzo Moriyama . 2024-04-05 . RVA . en.
  4. Web site: Resignations and Appointments . 2024-04-05 . press.vatican.va.
  5. Web site: 2022-04-06 . Sulpizio Shinzo Moriyama of Oita Archives . 2024-04-05 . Catholic News in Asia LiCAS.news Licas News . en-US.
  6. Web site: Catholic Religious Conference Myanmar Religious . 2024-04-05 . www.crcm-myanmar.com.