Francis Xavier Osamu Mizobe

Francis Xavier Osamu Mizobe (5 March 1935 – 29 February 2016) was a Japanese prelate of the Catholic Church who served as the bishop of the Diocese of Sendai and as the bishop of the Diocese of Takamatsu.

Quotes

• It is so easy for a diocese to crumble if its people do not unite and give serious attention to solidarity. This is the message I wish to send, from a diocese that has learned this truth through agonizing, first-hand experience, to the rest of the Church in Japan.
  • The problem with Takamatsu diocese (9 February 2012) Union of Asian Catholic News

• When Salesians just work and work for their whole life and then just retire in their own room, sometimes their Salesian mission is over. You need just to be with the young or young adults. Probably the young Salesians need to know personally the Salesian Youth Spirituality – not just from books but also at the practical experiential level. It does include praying together with the young people, forming them as the youth apostles and offering some strong experience of volunteer life.
  • Interview with Bishop Francis Xavier Mizobe Osamu, SDB (24 November 2015) BoscoLink