Paul Hisao Yasuda Explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:His Excellency
Paul Hisao Yasuda
Church:Roman Catholic Church
See:Archidocese of Osaka
Term:1978–1997
Successor:Leo Jun Ikenaga
Ordination:21 May 1955
Consecration:21 March 1970
Consecrated By:Bruno Wüstenberg
Birth Date:December 20, 1921
Previous Post:Auxiliary Bishop of Osaka (1970-1978)
Nationality:Japanese

was a Japanese prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.

Yasuda was born in Kurume, Japan and was ordained a priest on May 21, 1955. He was appointed auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Osaka on February 5, 1970 as well as titular bishop of Tucci and was consecrated bishop on March 21, 1970. Yasuda was appointed archbishop of the Archdiocese of Osaka on November 15, 1978, where he served until his retirement on May 10, 1997. He died in April 2016 at the age of 94.[1]

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  1. http://www.cathoshin.com/news/obit-archbishop-yasuda/11013 Obituary of Paul Hisao Yasuda (In Japanese)