Bishops of Japan

by Liturgical Precedence

Japan
Date of
ConsecrationAscending
Bishop Ordinaries of Japan (28)
2011.09.23 (2018.06.28)Cardinal Thomas Aquino Manyo Maeda (76)Cardinal Thomas Aquino Manyo Maeda (トマス・アクィナス 前田万葉) (76), Cardinal-Priest of S. Pudenziana and Metropolitan Archbishop of Osaka–Takamatsu 大阪高松 (Japan)
2004.09.20 (2024.12.07)Cardinal Tarcisius Isao Kikuchi, S.V.D. (66)Cardinal Tarcisius Isao Kikuchi (タルチシオ 菊地 功), S.V.D. (66), Cardinal-Priest of S. Giovanni Leonardi, Metropolitan Archbishop of Tokyo 東京 (Japan), President of Caritas Internationalis, President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Japan and General Secretary of Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences
1996.03.20 (1995.11.02)Archbishop Leo Jun Ikenaga, S.J. (88)Archbishop Leo Jun Ikenaga (レオ 池長 潤), S.J. (88), Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Osaka 大阪 (Japan)
2002.04.29 (2003.10.17)Archbishop Joseph Mitsuaki Takami, P.S.S. (79)Archbishop Joseph Mitsuaki Takami (ヨセフ 高見三明), P.S.S. (79), Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Nagasaki 長崎 (Japan)
2019.09.16 (2021.12.28)Archbishop Peter Michiaki Nakamura (63)Archbishop Peter Michiaki Nakamura (ペトロ 中村倫明) (63), Metropolitan Archbishop of Nagasaki 長崎 (Japan)
1993.07.04Bishop Augustinus Jun-ichi Nomura (87)Bishop Augustinus Jun-ichi Nomura (アウグスチノ 野村純一) (87), Bishop emeritus of Nagoya 名古屋 (Japan)
1997.05.25Bishop Berard Toshio Oshikawa, O.F.M. Conv. (83)Bishop Berard Toshio Oshikawa (ベラルド 押川壽夫), O.F.M. Conv. (83), Bishop emeritus of Naha 那覇 (Japan)
1997.06.15Bishop Paul Yoshinao Otsuka (70)Bishop Paul Yoshinao Otsuka (パウロ 大塚喜直) (70), Bishop of Kyoto 京都 (Japan)
1999.05.15Bishop Rafael Masahiro Umemura (72)Bishop Rafael Masahiro Umemura (ラファエル 梅村昌弘) (72), Bishop of Yokohama 横浜 (Japan) and Vice-President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Japan
1999.07.17Bishop Michael Gorō Matsuura (72)Bishop Michael Gorō Matsuura (ミカエル 松浦悟郎) (72), Bishop of Nagoya 名古屋 (Japan)
2000.09.15Bishop Marcellino Taiji Tani (72)Bishop Marcellino Taiji Tani (マルセリーノ 谷 大二) (72), Bishop emeritus of Saitama さいたま (Japan)
2000.10.01Bishop Dominic Ryōji Miyahara (69)Bishop Dominic Ryōji Miyahara (ドミニコ 宮原良治) (69), Bishop emeritus of Fukuoka 福岡 (Japan)
2005.02.19Bishop James Kazuo Koda (70)Bishop James Kazuo Koda (ヤコブ 幸田和生) (70), Titular Bishop of Sinnada in Mauretania and Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Tokyo 東京 (Japan)
2006.01.29Bishop Paul Kenjiro Koriyama (82)Bishop Paul Kenjiro Koriyama (パウロ 郡山 健次郎) (82), Bishop emeritus of Kagoshima 鹿児島 (Japan)
2006.03.04Bishop Martin Tetsuo Hiraga (80)Bishop Martin Tetsuo Hiraga (マルチノ 平賀徹夫) (80), Bishop emeritus of Sendai 仙台 (Japan)
2011.06.19Bishop John Eijiro Suwa (77)Bishop John Eijiro Suwa (使徒ヨハネ 諏訪 榮治郎) (77), Bishop emeritus of Takamatsu 高松 (Japan)
2013.10.14Bishop Bernard Taiji Katsuya (69)Bishop Bernard Taiji Katsuya (ベルナルド 勝谷太治) (69), Bishop of Sapporo 札幌 (Japan)
2016.08.24Bishop Anthony Randazzo (58)Bishop Anthony Randazzo (58), Bishop of Broken Bay (Australia), President of Federation of Catholic Bishops’ Conferences of Oceania and Apostolic Administrator of Our Lady of the Southern Cross (Australia)
2016.09.19Bishop Alexis Mitsuru Shirahama, P.S.S. (62)Bishop Alexis Mitsuru Shirahama (アレキシオ 白浜 満), P.S.S. (62), Bishop of Hiroshima 広島 (Japan)
2018.02.12Bishop Wayne Francis Berndt, O.F.M. Cap. (70)Bishop Wayne Francis Berndt (ウェイン・フランシス・バーント), O.F.M. Cap. (70), Bishop of Naha 那覇 (Japan)
2018.07.16Bishop Josep María Abella Batlle, C.M.F. (75)Bishop Josep María Abella Batlle (ホセ・マリア・アベイヤ), C.M.F. (75), Bishop of Fukuoka 福岡 (Japan)
2018.07.16Bishop Paul Toshihiro Sakai, Opus Dei (65)Bishop Paul Toshihiro Sakai (パウロ 酒井俊弘), Opus Dei (65), Titular Bishop of Nova barbara and Auxiliary Bishop of Osaka–Takamatsu 大阪高松 (Japan)
2018.09.24Bishop Mario Michiaki Yamanouchi, S.D.B. (69)Bishop Mario Michiaki Yamanouchi (マリオ 山野内倫), S.D.B. (69), Bishop of Saitama さいたま (Japan)
2018.10.08Bishop Francis Xavier Hiroaki Nakano (73)Bishop Francis Xavier Hiroaki Nakano (フランシスコ・ザビエル 中野裕明) (73), Bishop of Kagoshima 鹿児島 (Japan)
2020.09.22Bishop Paul Daisuke Narui, S.V.D. (51)Bishop Paul Daisuke Narui (パウロ 成井大介), S.V.D. (51), Bishop of Niigata 新潟 (Japan)
2022.03.19Bishop Edgar Cuntapay Gacutan, C.I.C.M. (60)Bishop Edgar Cuntapay Gacutan (エドガル・ガクタン), C.I.C.M. (60), Bishop of Sendai 仙台 (Japan)
2022.07.03Bishop Sulpicius Shinzo Moriyama (66)Bishop Sulpicius Shinzo Moriyama (スルピス 森山信三) (66), Bishop of Oita 大分 (Japan)
2023.12.16Bishop Andrea Lembo, P.I.M.E. (50)Bishop Andrea Lembo (アンドレア・レンボ), P.I.M.E. (50), Titular Bishop of Mulia and Auxiliary Bishop of Tokyo 東京 (Japan)

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