Congregation of Cardinals - Vatican

Congregation of Cardinals - Vatican

Cardinal Tarcisius Isao Kikuchi arrives for the meeting of the General Congregation of Cardinals, in Vatican City. The cardinals continue their deliberations during general congregations held following the death of Pope Francis, in preparation for the assembly to elect a new pope, known as the conclave. Photo by ROCCO PETTINI/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Congregation of Cardinals - Vatican

Congregation of Cardinals - Vatican

Cardinal Tarcisius Isao Kikuchi arrives for the meeting of the General Congregation of Cardinals, in Vatican City. The cardinals continue their deliberations during general congregations held following the death of Pope Francis, in preparation for the assembly to elect a new pope, known as the conclave. Photo by ROCCO PETTINI/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Congregation of Cardinals - Vatican

Congregation of Cardinals - Vatican

Cardinal Tarcisius Isao Kikuchi arrives for the meeting of the General Congregation of Cardinals, in Vatican City. The cardinals continue their deliberations during general congregations held following the death of Pope Francis, in preparation for the assembly to elect a new pope, known as the conclave. Photo by ROCCO PETTINI/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Cardinal Leave After the Meeting of The General Congregation - Vatican

Cardinal Leave After the Meeting of The General Congregation - Vatican

Cardinal Stephen Chow Sau-yan - Salazar Gomez - Rueda Aparicio - Tarcisius Isao Kikuchi - Jimenez Carvajal leave after the meeting of the General Congregation of Cardinals, in Vatican City. The cardinals continue their deliberations during general congregations held following the death of Pope Francis, in preparation for the assembly to elect a new pope, known as the Conclave. Photo by ALESSIA GIULIANI/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Cardinal Leave After the Meeting of The General Congregation - Vatican

Cardinal Leave After the Meeting of The General Congregation - Vatican

Cardinal Stephen Chow Sau-yan - Salazar Gomez - Rueda Aparicio - Tarcisius Isao Kikuchi - Jimenez Carvajal leave after the meeting of the General Congregation of Cardinals, in Vatican City. The cardinals continue their deliberations during general congregations held following the death of Pope Francis, in preparation for the assembly to elect a new pope, known as the Conclave. Photo by ALESSIA GIULIANI/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Mass On Fifth Days of Mourning for Late Pope Francis - Vatican

Mass On Fifth Days of Mourning for Late Pope Francis - Vatican

Cardinal Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi (C) and Stephen Chow Sau-yan, S.J. (L) attend a mass on the fifth of nine days of mourning for late Pope Francis, in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican April 30, 2025. Photo by ALESSIA GIULIANI/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Mass On the Third of Mourning for Late Pope Francis - Vatican

Mass On the Third of Mourning for Late Pope Francis - Vatican

Cardinal elector Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi, S.V.D., Arcivescovo di Tokyo attends a mass on the third of nine days of mourning for late Pope Francis, in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, on April 28, 2025. Photo by ALESSIA GIULIANI/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis Presides A Mass With The New Cardinals - Vatican

Pope Francis Presides A Mass With The New Cardinals - Vatican

Pictured from left New cardinal Luis Gerado Cabrera Herrera (Ecuador),New cardinal Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi (Japan) , New cardinal Ladislav Nemet (Serbia) and New cardinal Ignace Bessi Dogbo (Cote d'\''Ivoire) leaves after a mass with the new Cardinals at St Peter'\''s basilica in The Vatican . Vatican, on December 8, 2024. Photo by Alessia Giuliani/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis Leads A Consistory For The Creation Of New Cardinals - Vatican

Pope Francis Leads A Consistory For The Creation Of New Cardinals - Vatican

New cardinal Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi (Japan) poses during a courtesy visit following his appointment by the Pope Francis, during a Consistory ceremony for the creation of 21 new cardinals on December 7, 2024 at St. Peter’s basilica at the Vatican. Photo: Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

Archbishop of Tokyo becomes cardinal in Catholic Church

Archbishop of Tokyo becomes cardinal in Catholic Church

Isao Kikuchi, the archbishop of Tokyo, meets the press after being installed as one of 21 new cardinals of the Catholic Church at a ceremony held by Pope Francis in the Vatican on Dec. 7, 2024.

Archbishop of Tokyo becomes cardinal in Catholic Church

Archbishop of Tokyo becomes cardinal in Catholic Church

Pope Francis (front, R) holds a ceremony in the Vatican on Dec. 7, 2024, to install Isao Kikuchi (L), the archbishop of Tokyo, as one of 21 new cardinals of the Catholic Church.