Sulpizio Shinzo Moriyama

Sulpizio Shinzo Moriyama is a Japanese Roman Catholic prelate currently serving as the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Oita, Japan.

Early life

Moriyama was born on 17 January 1959 in Fukuoka, Japan. He completed his studies in philosophy at the Keio University of Tokyo and in Theology at the St. Sulpizio Seminary in Fukuoka, Japan.

Priesthood

Bishop Moriyama was ordained a priest on 21 March 1988, incardinated in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fukuoka.

Episcopate

On 5 April 2022, Pope Francis appointed Moriyama as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Oita. He was Ordained a bishop on 3 July 2022 by Peter Michiaki Nakamura.