Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi
Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi SVD ( Japanese タ ル チ シ オ 菊 地 功 , Taruchishio Kikuchi Isao ; born November 1, 1958 in Miyako , Iwate Prefecture ) is a Japanese religious and Roman Catholic Archbishop of Tokyo .
Life
Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi joined the religious order of the Steyler Missionaries , made his profession in March 1985 and was ordained a priest on March 15, 1986 .
Pope John Paul II appointed him Bishop of Niigata on April 29, 2004 . The Archbishop of Tokyo, Peter Takeo Okada , donated him episcopal ordination on September 20 of the same year ; Co- consecrators were Rafael Masahiro Umemura , Bishop of Yokohama , and Marcellino Taiji Tani , Bishop of Saitama .
Pope Francis appointed him a member of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples on September 13, 2014 .
On October 25, 2017, Pope Francis appointed him Archbishop of Tokyo.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Diocese of Niigata. Retrieved June 9, 2012 .
- ^ Catholic Chūō Kyōgikai (lit. "Catholic Central Conference", English "Catholic Bishops' Conference of Japan"): Tarcisio Kikuchi Isao, Bishop of Niigata
- ^ Nomina di Membri e Consultori della Congregazione per l'Evangelizzazione dei Popoli. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , September 13, 2014, accessed October 26, 2017 (Italian).
- ^ Rinuncia dell'Arcivescovo di Tokyo (Giappone) e nomina del successore. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, October 25, 2017, accessed October 26, 2017 (Italian).
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Peter Takeo Okada |
Archbishop of Tokyo since 2017 |
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| Francis Keiichi Satō OFM |
Bishop of Niigata 2004–2017 |
Paul Daisuke Narui SVD |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kikuchi, Tarcisio Isao |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | タ ル チ シ オ 菊 地 功 (Japanese) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese clergyman, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Tokyo |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 1, 1958 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Miyako (Iwate) , Iwate Prefecture |