Júlio Endi Akamine

Júlio Endi Akamine, S.A.C. (Garça, November 20, 1962) is a Brazilian Catholic archbishop. He is the current metropolitan archbishop of Sorocaba. Akamine is the first Japanese Brazilian named bishop in Brazil.[1] He was auxiliary bishop of São Paulo and responsible for the Lapa Episcopal Region.


Júlio Endi Akamine
Archbishop of Sorocaba
ArchdioceseSorocaba
Appointed28 December 2016
Installed25 February 2017
PredecessorEduardo Benes de Sales Rodrigues
Other post(s)Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo
Orders
Ordination24 January 1988
Consecration9 July 2011
by Odilo Pedro Scherer
Personal details
Born(1962-11-20)November 20, 1962
NationalityBrazilian
DenominationRoman Catholic
Previous post(s)
Motto"BONUM FACIENTES INFATIGABILES" (Não vos canseis de fazer o Bem)
Coat of armsJúlio Endi Akamine's coat of arms

Biography

Born in Garça in 1962, Akamine made his profession of faith to the Pallottine priests on December 8, 1980. In Curitiba he studied philosophy at the Pontifical Catholic University (1981-1983) and Theology at the Studium Teologicum Claretianum (1984-1987) and was ordained priest on January 24, 1988.

In addition, he obtained the License (1993-1996) and the Doctorate (2002-2005) in Dogmatic Theology at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome.[2]

On 4 May 2011 he was appointed by Pope Benedict XVI auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of São Paulo and Titular Bishop of Thagamuta. On July 9, 2011, Akamine was ordained bishop by Cardinal Archbishop of São Paulo, Odilo Pedro Scherer and his co-consecrators were Edmar Peron, Titular Bishop of Mattiana and Tarcísio Scaramussa, S.D.B., Titular Bishop of Segia.

On 28 December 2016 he was appointed by Pope Francis as Archbishop of Sorocaba and took office on February 25, 2017.[3][4]

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