Peter Shirayanagi
His Eminence Peter Seiichi Shirayanagi | |
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Hachiōji, Tokyo Japan | |
| Died | 30 December 2009 (aged 81) Tokyo, Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Previous post(s) | Auxiliary Bishop of Tōkyō (1966–1969) Coadjutor Archbishop of Tōkyō (1969–1970) |
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| See | Tokyo | |
Peter Seiichi Shirayanagi (白柳 誠一 Shirayanagi Seiichi; 17 June 1928 – 30 December 2009) was a Japanese
Cardinal Priest of the Catholic Church and archbishop of Tokyo
. He was head of the Japanese Catholic Bishops' conference from 1983 to 1992.
Life
Peter Seiichi Shirayanagi was born in
Canon law in 1960.[1]
Consecrated
Archbishop of Tokyo in 1970.[1]
He attended the Second Ordinary Assembly of the Synod of Bishops in Vatican City, from 30 September to 6 November 1971.
As archbishop, he was representative director of the Juridical Foundation of Tokyo Caritas House. He continued the Tokyo Archdiocesan Convention, implementing the decrees of the
Bishops' conference, which opened the Japanese Catholic Center in Tokyo in 1990. Also in 1990 the Archbishop told the Italian periodical 30 Giorni, that "the events of Akita are no longer to be taken seriously."[2] In 1981, Archbishop Shirayanagi organized events connected to the first papal visit to Japan. In 1989 he led a group to visit the Catholic Church in China
.
In 1994,
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.[3] On 24 November 2008 in Nagasaki, he represented the Pope, presiding over the beatification ceremony of the 188 Martyrs of Japan.[4]
Cardinal Shirayanagi was hospitalized at the beginning of August 2009 for cardiac arrhythmia, then suffered a light
Jesuit home for aged priests in Tokyo, where he died on 30 December. The funeral service was held at St. Mary's Cathedral, Tokyo.[3] Pope Benedict XVI recalled Cardinal Shirayanagi's continued commitment "to spreading the Gospel, .... his work promoting justice and peace and his tireless efforts for the refugees."[4]
Shirayanagi was an honorary member of AV Edo-Rhenania zu Tokio, a Catholic student fraternity that is affiliated with Cartellverband.
Notes
- ^ a b c "Shirayanagi, Card. Peter Seiichi", Holy See
- ^ Paci, Stefano M., "The Tears of Akita", 30 Giorni, July -August 1990, p. 45
- ^ OCLC 53276621.
- ^ a b "Telegram from the pope on the death of Card. Shirayanagi", PIME – AsiaNews, 31 December 2009
External links
- Shirayanagi, Peter. "A Fertile Encounter of Faith and Culture", L'Osservatore Romano, 22 September 1999
- "Peter Seiichi Cardinal Shirayanagi". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
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