Peter Takeo Okada
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His Excellency, The Most Reverend Peter Takeo Okada |
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| Archbishop of Tokyo | |
| Native name | 岡田 武夫 |
| Archdiocese | Tokyo |
| Appointed | 17 February 2000 |
| Installed | 2000 |
| Predecessor | Peter Shirayanagi |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 3 November 1973 by Peter Shirayanagi |
| Consecration | 16 September 1991 by Peter Shirayanagi |
| Rank | Archbishop |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
24 October 1941 Ichikawa, Chiba Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Residence | Tokyo, Japan |
| Previous post | Bishop of Urawa (1991-2000) |
| Alma mater | University of Tokyo |
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Styles of Peter Takeo Okada |
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| Reference style | The Most Reverend |
| Spoken style | Your Grace |
| Religious style | Monsignor |
| Posthumous style | not applicable |
Peter Takeo Okada (岡田 武夫 Okada Takeo?, born 24 October 1941) is a Japanese Catholic prelate and archbishop of Tokyo.
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 the following 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, he was appointed archbishop of Tokyo on 17 February 2000. His installation took place on the following 3 September. In addition to his role as Archbishop, he is president of the Japanese bishops' conference.
According to reports, Archbishop Okada was likely to be made a cardinal by Pope Benedict XVI at a consistory in November 2010. However he was not among the cardinals that were created during the consistory of 20 November that year.
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