Peter Takeo Okada

Peter Takeo Okada (岡田 武夫, Okada Takeo, 24 October 1941 – 18 December 2020) was a Japanese prelate of the Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Tokyo from 2000 to 2017.

His Excellency, The Most Reverend

Peter Takeo Okada
Archbishop of Tokyo
Native name
岡田 武夫
ArchdioceseTokyo
Appointed17 February 2000
Installed2000
Term ended25 October 2017
PredecessorPeter Shirayanagi
SuccessorTarcisio Isao Kikuchi, S.V.D.
Orders
Ordination3 November 1973
by Peter Shirayanagi
Consecration16 September 1991
by Peter Shirayanagi
RankArchbishop
Personal details
Born(1941-10-24)October 24, 1941
Ichikawa, Chiba Japan
DiedDecember 18, 2020(2020-12-18) (aged 79)
Tokyo, Japan
NationalityJapanese
DenominationCatholic
Previous postBishop of Urawa (1991-2000)
Alma materUniversity of Tokyo
Styles of
Peter Takeo Okada
Reference styleThe Most Reverend
Spoken styleYour Grace
Religious styleMonsignor
Posthumous stylenot applicable

Okada was born in Ichikawa in Chiba Prefecture. He graduated from the University of Tokyo with the LL.B. He was ordained a priest on 3 November 1973. On 15 April 1991, he was appointed bishop of Urawa by Pope John Paul II. He received his episcopal consecration on 16 September from Seiichi Shirayanagi, with Archbishops Paul Hisao Yasuda and Francis Xavier Kaname Shimamoto serving as co-consecrators.

Following the early resignation of Cardinal Shirayanagi, Pope John Paul II appointed him Archbishop of Tokyo on June 12, 2000.[1] His installation took place on the following 3 September. He was president of the Japanese bishops' conference.

On October 27, 2012, Pope Benedict XVI named Okada a member of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue.[2]

In January 2011, the Holy See countermanded the decision of Japan's bishops to suspend the activities of a controversial lay movement, the Neocatechumenal Way, for five years.[3]

On July 27, 2013, Pope Francis named him Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Saitama.[4]

Pope Francis accepted his resignation on October 25, 2017, and appointed Bishop Tarcisius Isao Kikuchi, S.V.D. of the Niigata diocese to succeed him.[5]

Okada died on 18 December 2020 in Tokyo.[6] He was 79 years old.

References
  1. "Rinunce e Nomine, 12.06.2000" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. June 12, 2000. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  2. "Rinunce e Nomine, 27.10.2012" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. October 27, 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  3. "Holy See overrules Japanese bishops on Neocatechumenal Way". 10 January 2011. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  4. "Rinunce e Nomine, 27.07.2013" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. July 27, 2013. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  5. "Pope appoints a new bishop to Archdiocese of Tokyo, Japan". Vatican Radio. 26 October 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  6. Archdiocese of Tokyo
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Francis Xavier Kaname Shimamoto		 Bishop of Urawa
1991—2000		 Succeeded by
Marcellino Taiji Tani
Preceded by
Peter Seiichi Cardinal Shirayanagi		 Archbishop of Tokyo
2000—2017		 Succeeded by
Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi S.V.D.
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