Bishop-elect Alexis Mitsuru Shirahama, P.S.S. was named Bishop of Hiroshima, Japan.
The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Thomas Aquino Manyo Maeda was named Archbishop of Osaka in August 2014.
On the same day, Bishop Joseph Atsumi Misue, Emeritus of Hiroshima, died.
He had served as a priest for 54 years and as a bishop for 31 years.
May he rest in peace.
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28 June 2016
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- Garcés Monsalve named Málaga-Soatá Bishop
- Caro Borda retired, Falla Robles named Soacha Bishop
- Bergamaschi named Awasa Vicar
- Shirahama named Hiroshima Bishop
- Pandoyoputro retired, Gunawan named Malang Bishop
- Ros Murgadas named Valencia Auxiliary
- Ganyé retired, Houngbédji named Cotonou Archbishop
- Gali retired, Chinnabathini named Guntur Bishop
- Ventimilla Cabrera named Azogues Bishop
- Do Manh Hung named Thành-Phô Hồ Chí Minh Auxiliary
- Jachiet and Verny named Paris Auxiliaries
- Chullikatt named Kyrgyzstan Nuncio
- Randazzo and Umbers named Sydney Auxiliaries
- Zammit named Gibraltar Bishop
- Jimenez named Chalan Kanoa Bishop
- De Rosa retired, Battaglia named Cerreto Sannita-T...
- Twal retired as Jerusalem Patriarch
- Athai named Taunggyi Archbishop
- da Silva named Roraima Bishop
- César Costa named São Carlos Bishop
- Smith retired, Cardone named Honiara Archbishop
- Four Cardinal-Deacons elevated to Cardinal-Priests
- Pérez Caicedo named Cuenca Archbishop
- Mpezele retired, Kalumba named Livingstone Bishop
- El-Sayah retired, Nafaa named Antioch Curial Bishop
- Kasun named Toronto Auxiliary
- Romo Muñoz retired, Moreno Barrón named Tijuana Ar...
- Gobilliard named Lyon Auxiliary
- Mathieu retired, Berthet named Saint-Dié Bishop
- Russo named Algeria and Tunisia Nuncio
- Wells named Swaziland Nuncio
- Forgáč named Košice Auxiliary
- Erected: Ordinary of Spain, Faithful of Eastern Rites
- Sarego retired, Kałuża named Goroka Bishop
- Alencar Batista named Cajazeiras Bishop
- Sylvain named Port-au-Prince Auxiliary
- Cabezas Mendoza named Punto Fijo Bishop
- Reed and O’Connell named Boston Auxiliaries
- Ivas retired, Rogić named Šibenik Bishop
- Busti retired, Busca named Mantova Bishop
- Monroe retired, Nguyen named Kamloops Bishop
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