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Japan

Seniority by Priestly Ordination

Ordained
Priest		YearsNameCurrent Title
Most Senior
19 Dec 1964 Bishop Augustinus Jun-ichi NomuraBishop Emeritus of Nagoya
11 Sep 1966 Archbishop Alberto Bottari de CastelloApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Hungary
21 Dec 1967 Bishop Berard Toshio Oshikawa, O.F.M. Conv.Bishop Emeritus of Naha
20 Mar 1968 Archbishop Leo Jun Ikenaga, S.J.Archbishop Emeritus of Osaka
20 Mar 1972 Bishop Paul Kenjiro KoriyamaBishop Emeritus of Kagoshima
20 Mar 1972 Archbishop Joseph Mitsuaki Takami, P.S.S.Archbishop Emeritus of Nagasaki
16 Sep 1974 Bishop Martin Tetsuo HiragaBishop Emeritus of Sendai
19 Mar 1975 Thomas Aquino Manyo Cardinal MaedaArchbishop of Osaka-Takamatsu
12 Jul 1975 Bishop Josep Maria Abella Batlle, C.M.F.Bishop of Fukuoka
26 Nov 1976 Bishop John Eijiro SuwaBishop Emeritus of Takamatsu
2 Apr 1978 Bishop Francis Xavier Hiroaki NakanoBishop of Kagoshima
24 Jun 1979 Archbishop Leo BoccardiApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Japan
Most Junior
12 Jun 2004 Bishop Andrea Lembo, P.I.M.E.Auxiliary Bishop of Tōkyō
10 Mar 2001 Bishop Paul Daisuke Narui, S.V.D.Bishop of Niigata
23 Apr 1994 Bishop Edgar Cuntapay Gacutan, C.I.C.M.Bishop of Sendai
19 Mar 1990 Bishop Alexis Mitsuru Shirahama, P.S.S.Bishop of Hiroshima
26 Aug 1989 Archbishop Francisco Gerardo Escalante MolinaApostolic Nuncio to Japan
20 Aug 1988 Bishop Paul Toshihiro SakaiAuxiliary Bishop of Osaka-Takamatsu
21 Mar 1988 Bishop Sulpizio Shinzo MoriyamaBishop of Oita
19 Mar 1988 Archbishop Peter Michiaki NakamuraArchbishop of Nagasaki
29 Apr 1986 Bishop Bernard Taiji KatsuyaBishop of Sapporo
21 Mar 1986 Bishop Marcellino Taiji TaniBishop Emeritus of Saitama
15 Mar 1986 Archbishop Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi, S.V.D.Archbishop of Tōkyō
25 Mar 1985 Bishop Rafael Masahiro UmemuraBishop of Yokohama

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