Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi
Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi | |
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| Cardinal, Archbishop of Tokyo President of Caritas Internationalis | |
Kikuchi in 2024 | |
| Native name | 菊地功 |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Tokyo |
| See | Tokyo |
| Appointed | 25 October 2017 |
| Installed | 16 December 2017 |
| Predecessor | Peter Takeo Okada |
| Other post(s) | Cardinal-Priest of San Giovanni Leonardi (2024–present) |
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| Ordination | 15 March 1986 by Aloysius Nobuo Soma |
| Consecration | 20 September 2004 by Peter Takeo Okada |
| Created cardinal | 7 December 2024 by Pope Francis |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
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| Born | Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi 1 November 1958 Miyako, Iwate, Japan |
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| Styles of Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi | |
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| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
| See | Tokyo |
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Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi, SVD (Japanese: 菊地 功, romanized: Kikuchi Isao; born 1 November 1958) is a Japanese Catholic prelate who has served as Archbishop of Tokyo since 2017 and president of Caritas Internationalis since May 2023. He was Bishop of Niigata from 2004 to 2017. He previously worked as a missionary in Ghana. He is a member of the Divine Word Missionaries.
Kikuchi has served as president of Caritas Japan and Caritas Asia, as well a member of the Representative Council of Caritas Internationalis. He was made a cardinal in 2024 by Pope Francis.