Archdiocese of Tokyo

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Bishop(s) Peter Takeo Okada, Archbishop James Kazuo Koda, Auxiliary Bishop Peter Seiichi Shirayanagi, Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus Paul Kazuhiro Mori, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus Suffragan Dioceses Niigata Saitama Sapporo Sendai Yokohama

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese Elevated: 15 June 1891 Metropolitan See Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: Japan Square Kilometers: 7,316 (2,825 Square Miles) Official Web Site: http://www.tokyo.catholic.jp/ Mailing Address: Sekiguchi 3-16-15, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 112-0014, Japan Telephone: (03)3943-2301 Fax: 3944-8511

Historical Details

• Vicariate Apostolic of Japan
  • Erected: 1 May 1846
  • Vicariate
  • Country: Japan

• Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Japan
  • Name Changed: 22 May 1876
  • Vicariate
  • Country: Japan

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Francesco Antonio Frasella, O.F.M. Conv. † (26 Feb 1638 Appointed - 1661 Died)
• Théodore-Augustin Forcade, M.E.P. † (27 Mar 1846 Appointed - Jan 1852 Resigned)
• C. Collin † ( 1852 Appointed - )
• Bernard-Thadée Petitjean, M.E.P. † (11 May 1866 Appointed - 22 May 1876 Appointed, Vicar Apostolic of Southern Japan)
• Pierre-Marie Osouf, M.E.P. † (20 May 1876 Appointed - 27 Jun 1906 Died)
• Pierre-Xavier Mugabure, M.E.P. † (27 Jun 1906 Succeeded - 27 May 1910 Died)
• François Bonne, M.E.P. † (15 Sep 1910 Appointed - 11 Jan 1912 Died)
• Jean-Pierre Rey, M.E.P. † (1 Jun 1912 Appointed - 6 Mar 1926 Retired)
• Jean-Baptiste-Alexis Chambon, M.E.P. † (16 Mar 1927 Appointed - 9 Nov 1937 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Yokohama)
• Peter Tatsuo Doi † (2 Dec 1937 Appointed - 21 Feb 1970 Died)
• Peter Seiichi Shirayanagi (21 Feb 1970 Succeeded - 17 Feb 2000 Resigned)
• Peter Takeo Okada (17 Feb 2000 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Vicariate Apostolic of Japan
1 May 1846	Erected		Vicariate Apostolic of Japan (erected)
22 May 1876	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Japan	Vicariate Apostolic of Southern Japan (erected)
Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Japan
22 May 1876	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Japan	Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Japan
15 June 1891	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Japan Vicariate Apostolic of Southern Japan	Diocese of Nagasaki
Archdiocese of Tokyo
15 June 1891	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Japan	Archdiocese of Tokyo
18 February 1922	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Niigata Archdiocese of Tokyo	Prefecture Apostolic of Nagoya (erected)
9 November 1937	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Tokyo	Diocese of Yokohama (erected)

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Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Archdiocese of Tokyo
1950	15,246	7,513,000	.2%	24	118	142	107		65	369	29	ap1951
1970	57,912	14,874,107	.4%	67	376	443	130		520	1,316	66	ap1971
1980	65,566	16,325,816	.4%	73	390	463	141	1	641	1,690	73	ap1981
1990	82,381	17,069,611	.5%	81	413	494	166	1	644	1,897	79	ap1991
1999	84,437	17,775,082	.5%	83	344	427	197		504	1,594	79	ap2000
2000	85,376	17,880,513	.5%	83	337	420	203	1	489	1,579	79	ap2001
2001	87,038	17,986,093	.5%	79	328	407	213	1	479	1,596	78	ap2002
2002	87,081	17,999,755	.5%	78	310	388	224	1	451	1,583	78	ap2003
2003	89,310	18,290,876	.5%	79	318	397	224	1	446	1,494	77	ap2004
2004	89,409	18,408,577	.5%	79	311	390	229	1	448	1,475	73	ap2005

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• James Kazuo Koda (Priest: 3 Mar 1985; Auxiliary Bishop: 29 Nov 2004)
• Paul Kazuhiro Mori (Priest: 1977; Auxiliary Bishop: 3 Dec 1984 to 10 May 2000)
• Peter Takeo Okada (Priest: 3 Nov 1973 to 15 Apr 1991; Archbishop: 17 Feb 2000 - )
• Peter Seiichi Shirayanagi (Priest: 21 Dec 1954; Auxiliary Bishop: 15 Mar 1966; Coadjutor Archbishop: 15 Nov 1969; Archbishop: 21 Feb 1970 to 17 Feb 2000)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• François Bonne, M.E.P. † (Archbishop: 15 Sep 1910 to 11 Jan 1912)
• Jean-Baptiste-Alexis Chambon, M.E.P. † (Archbishop: 16 Mar 1927 to 9 Nov 1937)
• C. Collin † (Vicar Apostolic: 1852)
• Peter Tatsuo Doi † (Archbishop: 2 Dec 1937 to 21 Feb 1970)
• Théodore-Augustin Forcade, M.E.P. † (Vicar Apostolic: 27 Mar 1846 to Jan 1852)
• Francesco Antonio Frasella, O.F.M. Conv. † (Apostolic Administrator: 26 Feb 1638 to 1661)
• Stephen Fumio Hamao † (Auxiliary Bishop: 5 Feb 1970 to 30 Oct 1979)
• Joseph-Marie Laucaigne, M.E.P. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 3 Oct 1873 to 22 May 1876)
• Pierre-Xavier Mugabure, M.E.P. † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 21 Mar 1902; Archbishop: 27 Jun 1906 to 27 May 1910)
• Pierre-Marie Osouf, M.E.P. † (Vicar Apostolic: 20 May 1876; Archbishop: 15 Jun 1891 to 27 Jun 1906)
• Bernard-Thadée Petitjean, M.E.P. † (Vicar Apostolic: 11 May 1866 to 22 May 1876)
• Jean-Pierre Rey, M.E.P. † (Archbishop: 1 Jun 1912 to 6 Mar 1926)