Japan

Recent Bishop Events

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
7 Feb 2002	55.9	Appointed	Joseph Mitsuaki Takami, P.S.S.	Auxiliary Bishop of Nagasaki	Archbishop
7 Feb 2002	55.9	Appointed	Joseph Mitsuaki Takami, P.S.S.	Titular Bishop of Munatiana	Archbishop of Nagasaki
29 Apr 2002	56.1	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Mitsuaki Takami, P.S.S.	Titular Bishop of Munatiana	Archbishop of Nagasaki
31 Aug 2002	70.5	Died	Francis Xavier Kaname Shimamoto, Ist. del Prado †	Archbishop of Nagasaki
12 Nov 2002	76.6	Died	Raymond Augustin Chihiro Sato, O.P. †	Bishop Emeritus of Sendai
17 Oct 2003	57.6	Appointed	Joseph Mitsuaki Takami, P.S.S.	Archbishop of Nagasaki
21 Oct 2003	73.6	Appointed	Stephen Fumio Hamao †	Cardinal-Deacon of S. Giovanni Bosco in via Tuscolana	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People
21 Oct 2003	73.6	Elevated to Cardinal	Stephen Fumio Hamao †	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People
14 Dec 2003	57.7	Installed	Joseph Mitsuaki Takami, P.S.S.	Archbishop of Nagasaki
29 Apr 2004	45.5	Appointed	Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi, S.V.D.	Bishop of Niigata
14 May 2004	79.6	Retired	Joseph Satoshi Fukahori †	Bishop of Takamatsu	Bishop Emeritus
	69.2	Appointed	Francis Xavier Osamu Mizobe, S.D.B.	Bishop of Takamatsu
	76.1	Retired	Francis Keiichi Sato, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Niigata	Bishop Emeritus
19 Jul 2004	69.4	Installed	Francis Xavier Osamu Mizobe, S.D.B.	Bishop of Takamatsu
20 Sep 2004	45.9	Ordained Bishop	Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi, S.V.D.	Bishop of Niigata
29 Nov 2004	49.7	Appointed	James Kazuo Koda	Auxiliary Bishop of Tokyo
29 Nov 2004	49.7	Appointed	James Kazuo Koda	Titular Bishop of Synnada in Mauretania	Auxiliary Bishop of Tokyo
18 Dec 2004	70.3	Appointed	Ambrose Battista De Paoli †	Apostolic Nuncio to Australia
2 Jan 2005	76.7	Died	Francis Keiichi Sato, O.F.M. †	Bishop Emeritus of Niigata
19 Feb 2005	49.9	Ordained Bishop	James Kazuo Koda	Titular Bishop of Synnada in Mauretania	Auxiliary Bishop of Tokyo
1 Apr 2005	62.7	Appointed	Alberto Bottari de Castello	Apostolic Nuncio to Japan
2 Apr 2005	75.1	Ceased	Stephen Fumio Hamao †	President of the Pontifical Council for Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People	Cardinal, President Emeritus
21 Apr 2005	75.1	Confirmed	Stephen Fumio Hamao †	President of the Pontifical Council for Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People	Cardinal, President Emeritus
3 Dec 2005	77.4	Retired	Paul Shinichi Itonaga	Bishop of Kagoshima	Bishop Emeritus
3 Dec 2005	63.3	Appointed	Paul Kenjiro Koriyama	Bishop of Kagoshima
10 Dec 2005	60.9	Appointed	Martin Tetsuo Hiraga	Bishop of Sendai
29 Jan 2006	63.4	Ordained Bishop	Paul Kenjiro Koriyama	Bishop of Kagoshima
4 Mar 2006	61.1	Ordained Bishop	Martin Tetsuo Hiraga	Bishop of Sendai
11 Mar 2006	76.0	Retired	Stephen Fumio Hamao †	President of the Pontifical Council for Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People	Cardinal, President Emeritus
2 Jun 2006	76.2	Died	Joseph Hisajiro Matsunaga †	Bishop of Fukuoka
5 Aug 2007	94.0	Died	Peter Saburo Hirata, P.S.S. †	Bishop Emeritus of Fukuoka
10 Oct 2007	73.1	Died	Ambrose Battista De Paoli †	Apostolic Nuncio to Australia
8 Nov 2007	77.7	Died	Stephen Fumio Hamao †	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People
8 Dec 2007	65.4	Appointed	Alberto Bottari de Castello	Titular Archbishop of Opitergium	Apostolic Nuncio to Japan
19 Mar 2008	52.8	Appointed	Dominic Ryoji Miyahara	Bishop of Fukuoka
24 Sep 2009	85.0	Died	Joseph Satoshi Fukahori †	Bishop Emeritus of Takamatsu
17 Nov 2009	79.2	Retired	Peter Toshio Jinushi	Bishop of Sapporo	Bishop Emeritus

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