Pope Francis appoints Bishop Peter Michiaki Nakamura as the new Metropolitan Archbishop of Nagasaki, Japan.
The Pope has accepted the resignation of Archbishop Joseph Mitsuaki Takami, P.S.S., the Metropolitan of Nagasaki. Along with that the Pontiff also appointed Peter Michiaki Nakamura to take over the pastoral care of the Japanese Archdiocese.
Bishop Nakamura was the previous Auxiliary Bishop of Nagasaki and was the titular bishop of Fessei. The newly appointed bishop was ordained a priest on 19 March 1988 for the Archdiocese of Nagasaki.