Peter Seiichi Shirayanagi
Peter Seiichi Cardinal Shirayanagi ( Japanese ペ テ ロ 白 柳 誠 一 , Petero Shirayanagi Seiichi ; born June 17, 1928 in Hachiōji , Japan ; † December 30, 2009 in Tokyo ) was Archbishop of Tokyo .
Life
Peter Seiichi Shirayanagi received the sacrament of ordination on December 21, 1954 after studying philosophy and Catholic theology at the Sophia University in Tokyo . He then completed a postgraduate course in the subject canon law and in 1960 he was charged with a dissertation on the topic De Systemate regionis Missionalis in Iponia ( "On the system of the mission area in Japan") at the Pontifical Urban University in Rome to Dr. iur. can. PhD .
On March 15, 1966, Pope Paul VI appointed him . as titular bishop of Atenia and auxiliary bishop in Tokyo. The episcopal ordination donated to him on May 8, 1966 Archbishop Mario Cagna , the apostolic Internuncio in Japan; Co- consecrators were Laurentius Satoshi Nagae , Bishop of Urawa , and Lucas Katsusaburo Arai , Bishop of Yokohama . His motto was "Caritas Christi Urget Nos" (The love of Christ urges us).
On November 15, 1969, he was appointed coadjutor in Tokyo and titular Archbishop of Castro di Puglia . Eventually, in 1970, Peter Seiichi Shirayanagi was appointed Archbishop of Tokyo. Peter Seiichi Shirayanagi was President of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Japan from 1983 to 1992.
Pope John Paul II accepted Peter Seiichi Shirayanagi in 1994 as a cardinal priest with the titular church Sant'Emerenziana a Tor Fiorenza in the college of cardinals . He was a participant in the 2005 conclave ; In 2008 Cardinal Shirayanagi reached the age limit and resigned from the circle of cardinals eligible to vote for the Pope.
He died of a heart attack in the Jesuit nursing home in Tokyo and was buried on January 4, 2010 in Tokyo Cathedral in the presence of 19 bishops and around 180 priests as well as several thousand believers.
Act
Peter Seiichi Shirayanagi, as a pastor, was committed to the implementation of the results of the Second Vatican Council , with the improvement of cooperation between priests and laypeople being a particular concern.
He founded the Justice and Peace Commission of the Japanese Bishops' Conference . For many years he was chairman of the commission for social engagement, which campaigned against discriminatory legislation on issues such as the need of refugees, basic policy for foreign aid and the church. He also initiated numerous initiatives to support the Church in Myanmar and the PRC . His commitment to peace politics led to the introduction of the Week for Peace in Japan, which has been held annually since 1983.
He gave new impetus to the friendly relationship between the archdioceses of Tokyo and Cologne . Peter Seiichi Shirayanagi had been an honorary member and spiritual companion of the Catholic student association AV Edo-Rhenania in Tokyo , an association that was friendly with the Cartell Association of Catholic German student associations and in particular the AV Rheinstein in Cologne , since 1963, the year it was founded .
Web links
- Shirayanagi, Peter Seiichi. In: Salvador Miranda : The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. ( Florida International University website), accessed August 13, 2016.
- Entry on Peter Seiichi Shirayanagi on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on August 13, 2016.
- "Si è spento all'età di 81 anni il cardinale Shirayanagi, arcivescovo emerito di Tokyo" (Italian) , Vatican Radio , December 30, 2009
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Peter Tatsuo Cardinal Doi |
Archbishop of Tokyo 1970-2000 |
Peter Takeo Okada |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Shirayanagi, Peter Seiichi |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | ペ テ ロ 白 柳 誠 一 (Japanese) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese theologian, archbishop of Tokyo and cardinal |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 17, 1928 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hachiōji , Japan |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 30, 2009 |
| Place of death | Tokyo , Japan |