Joseph Satoshi Fukahori
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Joseph Satoshi Fukahori was the Bishop
of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Takamatsu
from his appointment on July 7, 1977, and his retirement on May 14, 2004.
Fukahori was born in Nagasaki
, Japan. He was ordained a Roman Catholic priest on December 22, 1951. He died on September 24, 2009, at the age of 85.
Bishop
A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Takamatsu
Roman Catholic Diocese of Takamatsu
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Takamatsu is a diocese comprising the island of Shikoku, with its cathedral, Sakuramachi Cathedral Church, located in the city of Takamatsu. It includes the Japanese prefectures of Kagawa, Ehime, Tokushima and Kōchi...
from his appointment on July 7, 1977, and his retirement on May 14, 2004.
Fukahori was born in Nagasaki
Nagasaki
is the capital and the largest city of Nagasaki Prefecture on the island of Kyushu in Japan. Nagasaki was founded by the Portuguese in the second half of the 16th century on the site of a small fishing village, formerly part of Nishisonogi District...
, Japan. He was ordained a Roman Catholic priest on December 22, 1951. He died on September 24, 2009, at the age of 85.