Joseph Mitsuaki Takami

Joseph Mitsuaki Takami (born March 21, 1946) is a Japanese Roman Catholic prelate. He was ordained a priest on 20 March 1972, and has served as Archbishop of Nagasaki since 2003.[1]

The Most Reverend

Joseph Mitsuaki Takami

P.S.S.
Archbishop of Nagasaki
Native name
高見三明
ChurchCatholic Church
ArchdioceseNagasaki
SeeNagasaki
Appointed17 October 2003
Installed14 December 2003
PredecessorFrancis Xavier Kaname Shimamoto
Other postsPresident of the Japanese Episcopal Conference (2016-)
Orders
Ordination20 March 1972
by Joseph Asajiro Satowaki
Consecration29 April 2002
by Francis Xavier Kaname Shimamoto
Personal details
Birth nameJoseph Mitsuaki Takami
Born (1946-03-21) 21 March 1946
Nagasaki, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan
Previous postAuxiliary Bishop of Nagasaki (2002-03)
Titular Bishop of Munatiana (2002-03)
Vice-President of the Japanese Episcopal Conference (2013-16)
MottoPro Ecclesia et cum Ecclesia
Coat of arms
Ordination history of
Joseph Mitsuaki Takami
History
Priestly ordination
Ordained byJoseph Asajiro Satowaki
Date20 March 1972
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecratorFrancis Xavier Kaname Shimamoto
Co-consecratorsPeter Takeo Okada, and Joseph Hisajiro Matsunaga
Date29 April 2002
Episcopal succession
Bishops consecrated by Joseph Mitsuaki Takami as principal consecrator
Paul Sueo Hamaguchi26 June 2011
Wayne Francis Berndt12 February 2018
Peter Michiaki Nakamura16 September 2019

References
  1. "Archbishop Joseph Mitsuaki Takami [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org.
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