SSPX News Archive Japan 2004 Fr. Ortiz visit to Tokyo February 22, 2004 2003 Visit from Fr. Karl Stehlin October, 20 2002 Visit of Fr. Wailliez to Japan May 2002 Fr Wailliez and Fr Onoda near Osaka Castle   Statue of Our Lady of Holy Rosary at Osaka   Fr Wailliez celebrating the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass.   Tokyo, May 19, 2002 : Fr Wailliez is preaching Confirmation and Mass by Bishop Williamson in Osaka on July 13, 2002 Twelve Japanese faithful were confirmed (10 in Osaka, 2 in Tokyo)   Sermon before the confirmation   Confirmations   The mass   Bishop Williamson's talk after the mass; with Fr. Onoda 2000 August 18: Due to the Rome pilgrimage, the masses had to be cancelled. June 16: Our African veteran missionary, Fr Egli, offered his first mass in the country of the rising sun. Father Egli, with Fr Onoda, visited Osaka and gave a talk on the reasons of his conversion to the Traditional Mass. June 15: Fathers Egli and Onoda left together for these Northernmost missions of the District. January 20: Fr Vachon joined Fr Onoda in the Japanese-Korean circuit and added a 'little' detour visiting struggling traditional Catholic families in US Airforce base in Misawa, near the very Northern tip of Japan's main island. back to Japan page