Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi
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Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi, S.V.D. 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 200
Kikuchi in 2024
Caritas Internationalis
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Caritas Internationalis is a confederation of 162 national Catholic relief, development, and social service organisations operating in over 200 countries and territories worldwide. The name Caritas In
Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi
…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…
The 1924 Eucharistic Congress was a catalyst for the cross-border exchange and cooperation between Caritas organisations.
The North Sea flood of 1953 were a major emergency of the 1950s in which Caritas Internationalis coordinated the Catholic relief efforts.
In 1962, the Chilean Cardinal Raúl Silva Henríquez was elected as president of Caritas Internationalis.
In the 1980s, Caritas Internationalis responded among other to the 1985 Mexico City earthquake.