Francis Xavier Kaname Shimamoto (February 14, 1932 - August 31, 2002) was a

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of the

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. His baptismal name was "

Francis Xavier Francis Xavier (born Francisco de Jasso y Azpilicueta; Latin: ''Franciscus Xaverius''; Basque: ''Frantzisko Xabierkoa''; French: ''François Xavier''; Spanish: ''Francisco Javier''; Portuguese: ''Francisco Xavier''; 7 April 15063 December 1 ...

". Shimamoto was ordained a Catholic priest on 23 November 1958. In 1979 he was appointed Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Urawa and consecrated on 20 March 1980. In 1990

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appointed him Archbishop of the

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nagasaki The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nagasaki ( la, Nagasakien(sis), ja, カトリック長崎大司教区) is an archdiocese located in the city of Nagasaki in Japan. History * May 22, 1876: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Japan f ...

. On 31 August 2002 Shimamoto died.

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* http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bshim.html 1932 births 2002 deaths People from Nagasaki Prefecture 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Japan Japanese Roman Catholic bishops {{Asia-RC-bishop-stub