Catholic Aid Organization Caritas Internationalis Elects Japan's Archbishop Tarcisio Isa Kikuchi as its New President
Today the 22nd General Assembly of Caritas Internationalis, in Rome, elected Mons. Tarcisio Isa Kikuchi S.V.D. new president of the Caritas Confederation. They wrote on FB:
All the Caritas member organisations pray for him and wish him God's blessings for his new mission.
Mons. Tarcisio Isa Kikuchi, age 64, will hold the position for its four-year term. He follows the Philippines Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, who was Caritas’ president from 2019.
About: Caritas Internationalis is the humanitarian and development organisation of the Catholic Church. See www.caritas.org for more information.
Caritas Internationalis is confederation of over 160 members who are working at the grassroots in almost every country of the world. When a crisis hits, Caritas is already on the ground. The diverse members give us our strength – from small groups of volunteers to some of the biggest global charities. Inspired by Catholic faith, Caritas is the helping hand of the Church – reaching out to the poor, vulnerable and excluded, regardless of race or religion, to build a world based on justice and fraternal love.
Caritas Internationalis has its headquarters in Rome – co-ordinating emergency operations, formulating development policy and advocating for a better world for everyone. All national Caritas organisations are members of their own regional Caritas networks and the international confederation.
From the founding of the first Caritas in Germany in 1897, to the setting up of Caritas Internationalis in 1951, until today, Caritas has a rich history of listening respectfully to the suffering of the poor and giving them the tools to transform their own lives. The deep moral and spiritual principles of dignity, justice, solidarity and stewardship still guide Caritas today.**************Mons. Kikuchi is currently Archbishop of Tokyo:
The Archdiocese of Tokyo, Japan, covers a land area of 7,344 square kilometers, with a population of 19,200,258 of which 19,200.258 (0.5%) are Catholics (sic - See Note below - N.d.R.). It consists of 75 Churches with 3 bishops and 85 priests, 55 communities of men Religious and 151 communities of women Religious.
Biography of Archbishop Tarcisio Kikuchi:
He has worked with the Caritas confederation in various positions and titles since 1995, when he began as a volunteer in a refugees camp in Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo (then known as Zaire).
He served as the Executive Director of Caritas Japan from 1999 to 2004 and the president of Caritas Japan from 2007 to 2022. He was also the president of Caritas Asia from 2011 to 2019, a member of the Caritas Internationalis Executive Committee from 1999 to 2004, and a member of the Representative Council from 2011 to 2019.
In his address to Caritas members on Friday, Archbishop Kikuchi said, "Caritas must be in the front line to receive, accompany, serve and defend the poor and vulnerable. This mission must be upheld and capture all attentions of the Members of the Confederation, and I would like to be the one to lead entire organization to fulfill this important mission of the Church together with the Secretary General. All are invited to walk together."
Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi was born in Iwate on 1 November 1958. He professed his vows in the Divine Word Missionaries in March 1985 prior to his ordination to the priesthood on 15 March 1986.
As a newly ordained young priest, he served as a missionary to Ghana, where he was a parish priest in a rural parish for 8 years.
He has served as Archbishop of Tokyo since his appointment in 2017, prior to which he had served as the Bishop of Niigata since 2004. (Vatican News)
About: Caritas Internationalis is the humanitarian and development organisation of the Catholic Church. See www.caritas.org for more information.
Caritas Internationalis is confederation of over 160 members who are working at the grassroots in almost every country of the world. When a crisis hits, Caritas is already on the ground. The diverse members give us our strength – from small groups of volunteers to some of the biggest global charities. Inspired by Catholic faith, Caritas is the helping hand of the Church – reaching out to the poor, vulnerable and excluded, regardless of race or religion, to build a world based on justice and fraternal love.
Caritas Internationalis has its headquarters in Rome – co-ordinating emergency operations, formulating development policy and advocating for a better world for everyone. All national Caritas organisations are members of their own regional Caritas networks and the international confederation.
From the founding of the first Caritas in Germany in 1897, to the setting up of Caritas Internationalis in 1951, until today, Caritas has a rich history of listening respectfully to the suffering of the poor and giving them the tools to transform their own lives. The deep moral and spiritual principles of dignity, justice, solidarity and stewardship still guide Caritas today.
The Archdiocese of Tokyo, Japan, covers a land area of 7,344 square kilometers, with a population of 19,200,258 of which 19,200.258 (0.5%) are Catholics (sic - See Note below - N.d.R.). It consists of 75 Churches with 3 bishops and 85 priests, 55 communities of men Religious and 151 communities of women Religious.
Biography of Archbishop Tarcisio Kikuchi:
He has worked with the Caritas confederation in various positions and titles since 1995, when he began as a volunteer in a refugees camp in Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo (then known as Zaire).
He served as the Executive Director of Caritas Japan from 1999 to 2004 and the president of Caritas Japan from 2007 to 2022. He was also the president of Caritas Asia from 2011 to 2019, a member of the Caritas Internationalis Executive Committee from 1999 to 2004, and a member of the Representative Council from 2011 to 2019.
In his address to Caritas members on Friday, Archbishop Kikuchi said, "Caritas must be in the front line to receive, accompany, serve and defend the poor and vulnerable. This mission must be upheld and capture all attentions of the Members of the Confederation, and I would like to be the one to lead entire organization to fulfill this important mission of the Church together with the Secretary General. All are invited to walk together."
Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi was born in Iwate on 1 November 1958. He professed his vows in the Divine Word Missionaries in March 1985 prior to his ordination to the priesthood on 15 March 1986.
As a newly ordained young priest, he served as a missionary to Ghana, where he was a parish priest in a rural parish for 8 years.
He has served as Archbishop of Tokyo since his appointment in 2017, prior to which he had served as the Bishop of Niigata since 2004. (Vatican News)
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