Peter Takaaki Hirayama Explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:His Excellency
Peter Takaaki Hirayama
Native Name:平山高明 (「ペトロ」)
Bishop Emeritus of Oita
Archdiocese:Nagasaki
Appointed:November 15, 1969
Term End:May 10, 2000
Predecessor:Peter Saburō Hirata
Successor:Dominic Ryōji Miyahara
Ordination:March 19, 1957
Consecration:January 25, 1970
Consecrated By:Bruno Wüstenberg
Birth Date:1924 3, mf=yes
Birth Place:Keijō, Keiki-dō, Korea, Empire of Japan
Death Place:Oita, Japan

Peter Takaaki Hirayama (March 31, 1924 – July 15, 2023) was a Japanese prelate of the Catholic Church.

Hirayama was born in Seoul and was ordained a priest on March 19, 1957. Hirayama was appointed bishop of the Diocese of Oita on November 15, 1969, and was consecrated on January 25, 1970. Hirayama served in this capacity until his retirement on May 10, 2000.

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