Francis Xavier Osamu Mizobe (フランシスコ・ザビエル溝部脩), S.D.B. (March 5, 1935 – February 29, 2016) was a

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bishop. Mizobe was ordained to the priesthood on February 9, 1964. He served as

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of the

Roman Catholic Diocese of Sendai The Roman Catholic Diocese of Sendai ( la, Sendaiensis, ja, カトリック仙台教区) is a diocese of the Western Latin Church of the Catholic Church centered in the city of Sendai. It is within the ecclesiastical province of Roman Catholic ...

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from 2000 to 2005 and as Bishop of the

Roman Catholic Diocese of Takamatsu The Roman Catholic Diocese of Takamatsu ( la, Takamatsuensis, ja, カトリック高松教区) is a diocese comprising the island of Shikoku, with its cathedral, Sakuramachi Cathedral Church, located in the city of Takamatsu. It includes the Ja ...

from 2005 to 2011.GCatholic.org-Diocese of Sendai
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