was the

Bishop A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...

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 his appointment on July 7, 1977, and his retirement on May 14, 2004. Fukahori was born in

Nagasaki is the capital and the largest city of Nagasaki Prefecture on the island of Kyushu in Japan. It became the sole port used for trade with the Portuguese and Dutch during the 16th through 19th centuries. The Hidden Christian Sites in the ...

, Japan. He was ordained a

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on December 22, 1951. He died on September 24, 2009, at the age of 85.

References

Catholic Hierarchy: Bishop Joseph Satoshi Fukahori †
1924 births 2009 deaths People from Nagasaki People from Kagawa Prefecture 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Japan Japanese Roman Catholic bishops {{Japan-reli-bio-stub