Peter Takeo Okada - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- In this Japanese name, the family name is Okada.
Peter Takeo Okada | |
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Archbishop of Tokyo | |
Native name | 岡田 武夫 |
Archdiocese | Tokyo |
Appointed | 17 February 2000 |
Installed | 2000 |
Term ended | 25 October 2017 |
Predecessor | Peter Shirayanagi |
Successor | Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi, S.V.D. |
Orders | |
Ordination | 3 November 1973 by Peter Shirayanagi |
Consecration | 16 September 1991 by Peter Shirayanagi |
Rank | Archbishop |
Personal details | |
Born | Ichikawa, Chiba, Japan | 24 October 1941
Died | 18 December 2020 Saitama, Saitama, Japan | (aged 79)
Nationality | Japanese |
Denomination | Catholic |
Residence | Tokyo, Japan |
Previous post | Bishop of Urawa (1991-2000) |
Alma mater | University of Tokyo |
Peter Takeo Okada (ペトロ岡田武夫, Petoro Okada Takeo, 24 October 1941 – 18 December 2020) was a Japanese priest of the Roman Catholic Church. He was the Archbishop of Tokyo until 2017.[1]
Early life
[change | change source]Shirayanagi was born in Ichihara, Chiba.[1]
Priest
[change | change source]Shirayanagi was ordained as a priest in 1973.[1]
Bishop
[change | change source]Shirayanagi was named Archbishop of Tokyo in 2000.[1]
Death
[change | change source]Okada died on 18 December 2020 in Saitama, Saitama at aged 79.[2]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Catholic Bishops' Conference of Japan (BJCJ), "Archdiocese of Tokyo,"; retrieved 2013-3-19.
- ↑ Archdiocese of Tokyo
Other websites
[change | change source]- Archdiocese of Tokyo Archived 2014-03-13 at the Wayback Machine
Preceded by Peter Shirayanagi | Archbishop of Tokyo 2000–2017 | Succeeded by — |