Curriculum Vitae of Cardinal Peter Shirayanagi: On June 17, 1928: born in Tokyo. On 21 December, 1954: ordained a priest. 1955 -57: worked at the bishop office 1957-60: studied at Pontifical Urbanian University, Rome and obtained in Doctorate in Canon Law. 1960-66: worked at the bishop office. On May 8, 1966: consecrated as Auxiliary Bishop of Tokyo. On November 15, 1969: appointed coadjutor bishop of Tokyo. On February 21, 1970: became Archbishop of Tokyo. On October 30, 1994: named a cardinal by Pope John Paul II. On June 12, 2000: retired for health reason from the office of archbishop of Tokyo source (partial): http://www.cbcj.catholic.jp/ediocese/tokyo.htm