God Grabbed me and made me a Bishop

Stephen Fumio Cardinal Hamao †

Function: President of Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant Peoples, Roman Curia

Title: Cardinal Deacon of St. John Bosco in Via Tuscolana

Birthdate: Mar 09, 1930	Country: Japan

Elevated: Oct 21, 2003	More information: www.catholic-hierarchy.org

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God Grabbed me and made me a Bishop
Apr 17, 2005
He confesses to a natural laziness, but says God does not let him get away with it. "I prefer standing in the back", he said of his nomination to the College, but "God grabbed me and made me a bishop.

(The Tablet, 23 April 2005) The Japanese Cardinal Stephen F. Hamao, 73, is president of the Pontifical Council for Migrants and Travellers, a job which involves looking for ways to provide pastoral care for millions of people on the move or of no fixed abode or parish, whether refugees, sefarers, Gypsies or circus workers.

The former bishop of Yokohama is a humorous, modest man whose appointment surprised some. He confesses to a natural laziness, but says God does not let him get away with it. "I prefer standing in the back", he said of his nomination to the College, but "God grabbed me and made me a bishop.

I guess I was not good enough, so now I will be made a cardinal."

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