Peter Takeo Okada

In this Japanese name, the family name is Okada.

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His Excellency, The Most Reverend Peter Takeo Okada
Archbishop of Tokyo
Native name岡田 武夫
ArchdioceseTokyo
Appointed17 February 2000
Enthroned2000
Reign ended25 October 2017
PredecessorPeter Shirayanagi
SuccessorTarcisio Isao Kikuchi, S.V.D.
Orders
Ordination3 November 1973
Consecration16 September 1991
by Peter Shirayanagi
RankArchbishop
Personal details
Born(1941-10-24)24 October 1941
Ichikawa, Chiba, Japan
Died18 December 2020(2020-12-18) (aged 79)
Saitama, Saitama, Japan
NationalityJapanese
DenominationCatholic
ResidenceTokyo, Japan
Previous postBishop of Urawa (1991-2000)
Alma materUniversity of Tokyo

Early life

Shirayanagi was born in Ichihara, Chiba.[1]

Priest

Shirayanagi was ordained as a priest in 1973.[1]

Bishop

Shirayanagi was named Archbishop of Tokyo in 2000.[1]

Death

Okada died on 18 December 2020 in Saitama, Saitama at aged 79.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Catholic Bishops' Conference of Japan (BJCJ), "Archdiocese of Tokyo,"; retrieved 2013-3-19.
  2. Archdiocese of Tokyo

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Preceded by
Peter Shirayanagi
Archbishop of Tokyo
2000–2017
Succeeded by