Tōkyō (Archdiocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi, S.V.D., Archbishop
Andrea Lembo, P.I.M.E., Auxiliary Bishop
James Kazuo Koda, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
Elevated: 15 June 1891
Metropolitan See
Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelization
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: Japan
Square Kilometers: 7,352 (2,839 Square Miles)
Official Web Site: https://tokyo.catholic.jp/
Mailing Address: Archbishop's House, Sekiguchi 3-16-15, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 112-0014, Japan
Telephone: (03)3943-2301
Fax: 3944-8511

Historical Details

Vicariate Apostolic of Japan
- Erected: 1 May 1846
- Vicariate
- Country: Japan
Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Japan
- Name Changed: 22 May 1876
- Vicariate
- Country: Japan

Past and Present Ordinaries

Théodore-Augustin Forcade, M.E.P. † (27 Mar 1846 Appointed - Jan 1852 Resigned)
Bernard-Thadée Petitjean, M.E.P. † (11 May 1866 Appointed - 20 Jun 1876 Appointed, Vicar Apostolic of Southern Japan)
Pierre-Marie Osouf, M.E.P. † (19 Dec 1876 Appointed - 27 Jun 1906 Died)
Pierre-Xavier Mugabure, M.E.P. † (27 Jun 1906 Succeeded - 27 May 1910 Died)
François Bonne, M.E.P. † (15 Sep 1910 Appointed - 11 Jan 1912 Died)
Jean-Pierre Rey, M.E.P. † (1 Jun 1912 Appointed - 6 Mar 1926 Retired)
Jean-Baptiste-Alexis Chambon, M.E.P. † (16 Mar 1927 Appointed - 9 Nov 1937 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Yokohama)
Peter Tatsuo Doi † (2 Dec 1937 Appointed - 21 Feb 1970 Died)
Peter Seiichi Shirayanagi † (21 Feb 1970 Succeeded - 17 Feb 2000 Resigned)
Peter Takeo Okada † (17 Feb 2000 Appointed - 25 Oct 2017 Retired)
Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi, S.V.D. (25 Oct 2017 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Vicariate Apostolic of Japan
1 May 1846	Erected		Vicariate Apostolic of Japan (erected)
22 May 1876	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Japan (Kinki, Chugoku, Shikoku, and Kyushu)	Vicariate Apostolic of Southern Japan (erected)
Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Japan
22 May 1876	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Japan	Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Japan
4 April 1891	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Japan	Vicariate Apostolic of Hakodate (erected)
15 June 1891	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Japan Vicariate Apostolic of Southern Japan	Diocese of Nagasaki
Archdiocese of Tōkyō
15 June 1891	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Japan	Archdiocese of Tōkyō
13 August 1912	Territory Lost	Diocese of Hakodate (Akitaken, Tamagataken, and Nygataken) Archdiocese of Tōkyō (Toyamaken, Ishikawaken, and Fukuiken)	Prefecture Apostolic of Niigata (erected)
18 February 1922	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Niigata (Fukui, Ishikawa, and Toyama) Archdiocese of Tōkyō (Aichi and Gifu)	Prefecture Apostolic of Nagoya (erected)
9 November 1937	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Tōkyō (Kanagawa, Ibaraki, Tochigi, Gunma, Saitama, Yamanashi, Nagano, and Shizuoka)	Diocese of Yokohama (erected)

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source

Archdiocese of Tōkyō

1950 15,246 7,513,000 .2% 24 118 142 107 65 369 29 ap1951

1970 57,912 14,874,107 .4% 67 376 443 130 520 1,316 66 ap1971

1980 65,566 16,325,816 .4% 73 390 463 141 1 641 1,690 73 ap1981

1990 82,381 17,069,611 .5% 81 413 494 166 1 644 1,897 79 ap1991

1999 84,437 17,775,082 .5% 83 344 427 197 504 1,594 79 ap2000

2000 85,376 17,880,513 .5% 83 337 420 203 1 489 1,579 79 ap2001

2001 87,038 17,986,093 .5% 79 328 407 213 1 479 1,596 78 ap2002

2002 87,081 17,999,755 .5% 78 310 388 224 1 451 1,583 78 ap2003

2003 89,310 18,290,876 .5% 79 318 397 224 1 446 1,494 77 ap2004

2004 89,409 18,408,577 .5% 79 311 390 229 1 448 1,475 73 ap2005

2010 96,157 19,200,258 .5% 82 281 363 264 1 375 1,431 75 ap2011

2014 98,415 19,383,095 .5% 76 310 386 254 1 403 1,296 75 ap2015

2017 96,811 19,889,238 .5% 76 258 334 289 1 340 1,320 75 ap2018

2020 97,656 20,230,377 .5% 72 258 330 295 2 336 1,204 80 ap2021

2022 98,290 20,261,029 .5% 66 230 296 332 3 311 1,177 79 ap2023

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Archdiocese of Tōkyō
1950	15,246	7,513,000	.2%	24	118	142	107		65	369	29	ap1951
1970	57,912	14,874,107	.4%	67	376	443	130		520	1,316	66	ap1971
1980	65,566	16,325,816	.4%	73	390	463	141	1	641	1,690	73	ap1981
1990	82,381	17,069,611	.5%	81	413	494	166	1	644	1,897	79	ap1991
1999	84,437	17,775,082	.5%	83	344	427	197		504	1,594	79	ap2000
2000	85,376	17,880,513	.5%	83	337	420	203	1	489	1,579	79	ap2001
2001	87,038	17,986,093	.5%	79	328	407	213	1	479	1,596	78	ap2002
2002	87,081	17,999,755	.5%	78	310	388	224	1	451	1,583	78	ap2003
2003	89,310	18,290,876	.5%	79	318	397	224	1	446	1,494	77	ap2004
2004	89,409	18,408,577	.5%	79	311	390	229	1	448	1,475	73	ap2005
2010	96,157	19,200,258	.5%	82	281	363	264	1	375	1,431	75	ap2011
2014	98,415	19,383,095	.5%	76	310	386	254	1	403	1,296	75	ap2015
2017	96,811	19,889,238	.5%	76	258	334	289	1	340	1,320	75	ap2018
2020	97,656	20,230,377	.5%	72	258	330	295	2	336	1,204	80	ap2021
2022	98,290	20,261,029	.5%	66	230	296	332	3	311	1,177	79	ap2023

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

Affiliated Bishops, Living

Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi, S.V.D. (Archbishop: 25 Oct 2017 - )
James Kazuo Koda (Priest: 3 Mar 1985; Auxiliary Bishop: 29 Nov 2004 to 23 Jun 2018)
Andrea Lembo, P.I.M.E. (Auxiliary Bishop: 16 Sep 2023)

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Lucas Katsusaburo Arai †
François Bonne, M.E.P. † (Archbishop: 15 Sep 1910 to 11 Jan 1912)
Jean-Baptiste-Alexis Chambon, M.E.P. † (Archbishop: 16 Mar 1927 to 9 Nov 1937)
Peter Tatsuo Doi † (Archbishop: 2 Dec 1937 to 21 Feb 1970)
Théodore-Augustin Forcade, M.E.P. † (Vicar Apostolic: 27 Mar 1846 to Jan 1852)
Francesco Antonio Frasella, O.F.M. Conv. † (Apostolic Administrator: 26 Feb 1638 to 1661)
Stephen Fumio Hamao † (Priest: 21 Dec 1957; Auxiliary Bishop: 5 Feb 1970 to 30 Oct 1979)
Januarius Kyunosuke Hayasaka †
Joseph-Marie Laucaigne, M.E.P. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 3 Oct 1873 to 22 May 1876)
Paul Kazuhiro Mori † (Priest: 1977; Auxiliary Bishop: 3 Dec 1984 to 10 May 2000)
Pierre-Xavier Mugabure, M.E.P. † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 21 Mar 1902; Archbishop: 27 Jun 1906 to 27 May 1910)
Laurentius Satoshi Nagae † (Priest: 19 Mar 1938 to 24 Dec 1957)
Peter Takeo Okada † (Priest: 3 Nov 1973 to 15 Apr 1991; Archbishop: 17 Feb 2000 to 25 Oct 2017)
Pierre-Marie Osouf, M.E.P. † (Vicar Apostolic: 19 Dec 1876; Archbishop: 15 Jun 1891 to 27 Jun 1906)
Bernard-Thadée Petitjean, M.E.P. † (Vicar Apostolic: 11 May 1866 to 20 Jun 1876)
Jean-Pierre Rey, M.E.P. † (Archbishop: 1 Jun 1912 to 6 Mar 1926)
Peter Seiichi Shirayanagi † (Priest: 21 Dec 1954; Auxiliary Bishop: 15 Mar 1966; Coadjutor Archbishop: 15 Nov 1969; Archbishop: 21 Feb 1970 to 17 Feb 2000)

Source(s)

Vicariate Apostolic of Japan
- Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 132

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