Archdiocese of Tokyo

ARCHDIOCESE OF TOKYO (Archidioecesis Tokiensis)

Country : Japan
Denomination : Roman Catholic

Established : 1846 as Apostolic Vicariate of Japan
1876 renamed to Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Japan
1891 elevated to Archdiocese of Tokyo

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Arms of Apostolic Vicars and Archbishops

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  Théodore-Augustin Forcade (1846-1852)

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  Bernard-Thadée Petitjean (1866-1876)

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  Pierre-Marie Osouf (1876-1906)

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  Pierre-Xavier Mugabure (1906-1910)

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  François Bonne (1910-1912)

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  Jean-Pierre Rey (1912-1926)

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  Jean-Baptiste-Alexis Chambon (1927-1937)

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  Peter Tatsuo Doi (1938-1970)

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  Peter Seiichi Shirayanagi (1970-2000)

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  Peter Takeo Okada (2000-2017)

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  Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi (2017-present)

Arms of Auxiliary bishops

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  Joseph-Marie Laucaigne (1873-1876)

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