Peter Tatsuo Doi

was a Japanese priest of the Roman Catholic Church.  He was the first Japanese person to become a Cardinal.Cortesi, Arnaldo.  "Pope John Names a Negro Cardinal; A Native African, a Japanese and a Filipino Among 7 to Be Princes of Church," New York Times. March 4, 1960; retrieved 2011-10-28.

Early life
Doi was born in Sendai. "Sketches of Six of the Cardinals-Designate; Japanese Named Has Been Archbishop Since 1937," New York Times. March 4, 1960; retrieved 2011-10-28.  He studied in Rome.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2002). "Doi Tatsuo" in Japan encyclopedia, p. 157.

Priest
Doi was ordained as a priest in 1921.

In 1934, he was made Secretary of the Apostolic Delegation to Japan.

 Bishop
He was named Bishop of Tokyo in 1937.

He was Apostolic Administrator of Roman Catholic Diocese of Yokohama from 1945 to 1947. Giga-Catholic Information (GCatholic), Diocese of Yokohama; retrieved 2011-10-28.

Cardinal
In 1960, Pope John XXIII created him Cardinal of Sant'Antonio da Padova in Via Merulana.GCatholic, Cardinal, S. Antonio da Padova in Via Merulana; retrieved 2011-10-28.

In 1965, Doi was among those who read the closing messages of the Second Vatican Council. Christus Rex, To the Poor, the Sick and the Suffering

References

 Other websites 
 Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church ,  Doi, Peter Tatsuo 
 Catholic-Hierarchy,  Peter Tatsuo Cardinal Doi
 http://www.tokyo.catholic.jp/eng_frame.html ;  

Category:1892 births
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Category:People from Sendai
Category:Roman Catholic bishops