Peter Shirayanagi
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His Eminence Peter Seiichi Shirayanagi |
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| Cardinal, Archbishop emeritus of Tōkyō | |
| Church | Roman Catholic |
| Archdiocese | Tokyo |
| Installed | 21 February 1970 |
| Term ended | 17 February 2000 |
| Predecessor | Peter Doi |
| Successor | Peter Takeo Okada |
| Other posts | Cardinal-Priest of Santa Emerenziana a Tor Fiorenza |
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| Ordination | 21 December 1954 |
| Consecration | 8 May 1966 |
| Created Cardinal | 26 November 1994 by John Paul II |
| Rank | Cardinal |
| Personal details | |
| Birth name | 白柳 誠一 Shirayanagi Seiichi |
| Born |
June 17, 1928 Hachiōji, Tokyo Japan |
| Died | December 30, 2009 (aged 81) |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Previous post |
Auxiliary Bishop of Tōkyō (1966-1969) Coadjutor Archbishop of Tōkyō (1969-1970) |
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Styles of Peter Shirayanagi |
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| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
| See | Tokyo |
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.
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.
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