Archbishop of Tokyo Kikuchi named as new cardinal of Catholic Church

Pope Francis said Sunday that he has named Monsignor Isao Kikuchi, the archbishop of Tokyo, as a new cardinal of the Catholic Church.Kikuchi, 65, will become the seventh Japanese to be appointed a cardinal, following Manyo Maeda, who was named in 2018. Cardinals have the right to vote in the conclave to select a new pope.Born in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, Kikuchi will be installed at a consistory, a ceremony in which new cardinals are formally appointed, on Dec. 8. READ FULL ARTICLE