Peter Shirayanagi

Peter Seiichi Shirayanagi (白柳 誠一 Shirayanagi Seiichi, June 17, 1928 – December 30, 2009) was a Japanese Cardinal Priest of the Catholic Church and archbishop of Tokyo.[1][2]

His Eminence

Peter Seiichi Shirayanagi
Cardinal, Archbishop emeritus of Tōkyō
ChurchRoman Catholic
ArchdioceseTokyo
Installed21 February 1970
Term ended17 February 2000
PredecessorPeter Doi
SuccessorPeter Takeo Okada
Other postsCardinal-Priest of Santa Emerenziana a Tor Fiorenza
Orders
Ordination21 December 1954
Consecration8 May 1966
Created cardinal26 November 1994
by John Paul II
RankCardinal
Personal details
Birth name白柳 誠一 Shirayanagi Seiichi
Born(1928-06-17)June 17, 1928
Hachiōji, Tokyo Japan
DiedDecember 30, 2009(2009-12-30) (aged 81)
NationalityJapanese
Previous postAuxiliary Bishop of Tōkyō (1966–1969)
Coadjutor Archbishop of Tōkyō (1969–1970)
Styles of
Peter Shirayanagi
Reference styleHis Eminence
Spoken styleYour Eminence
Informal styleCardinal
SeeTokyo

Life

Born in Hachiōji, Tokyo, Japan, Shirayanagi studied at Sophia University, earning a degree in philosophy in 1951 and a specialization in theology in 1954. Ordained a priest on 21 December 1954 at Kanda Catholic Cathedral, he went to study at the Pontifical Urban University in Rome, earning a doctorate in Canon law in 1960.

Consecrated titular Bishop of Atenia and Auxiliary of Tokyo in 1966, he was named titular Archbishop of Castro and Coadjutor Archbishop of the Tokyo Archdiocese in 1969, and succeeded to the post of Archbishop of Tokyo in 1970. As archbishop, he continued the Tokyo Archdiocesan Convention, implementing the decrees of the Second Vatican Council, and in 1989 led a group to visit the Catholic Church in China. From 1983 to 1992, he presided over the Japanese Catholic Bishops' conference, which opened the Japanese Catholic Center in Tokyo in 1990.

In 1994, Pope John Paul II created him a Cardinal with the title of Cardinal-Priest of Santa Emerenziana a Tor Fiorenza. On 12 June 2000, he retired as archbishop of Tokyo. He was one of the cardinal electors who participated in the 2005 papal conclave that selected Pope Benedict XVI.

Cardinal Shirayanagi was hospitalized at the beginning of August, 2009 for cardiac arrhythmia, then suffered a light cerebral hemorrhage. On December 23 he moved to Loyola House, a Jesuit home for aged priests in Tokyo, where he died on December 30.

Shirayanagi was an honorary member of AV Edo-Rhenania zu Tokio, a Catholic student fraternity that is affiliated with Cartellverband.

This is the list of his major life events:

  • On 17 June 1928, he was born in Hachioji (Tokyo). Baptized the following day by Fr.Meirand (MEP)
  • On 21 December 1954, he was ordained a priest of Tokyo, Japan
  • On June 1960, he graduated from Pontifical Urbaniana University (Doctor in Canon Law)
  • On 15 March 1966, he was appointed an auxiliary bishop of Tokyo, Japan
  • On 8 May 1966, he was consecrated titular Bishop of Atenia
  • On 21 February 1970, he succeeded as Archbishop of Tokyo
  • On 26 November 1994, he was elevated to a Cardinal
  • On 17 February 2000, he resigned as the Archbishop of Tokyo
  • On 18 April 2005, he participated in the Conclave that elected Pope Benedict XVI
  • On 24 November 2008, he presided over the Mass of Beatification of Fr. Kibe and 187 martyrs (Nagasaki)
  • On 30 December 2009, he died at Loyola House (Tokyo)

Notes
  1. http://www.fiu.edu/~mirandas/bios-s.htm#Shirayanagi
  2. "Peter Seiichi Cardinal Shirayanagi". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
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