Júlio Endi Akamine


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

Júlio Endi Akamine, S.A.C. (Garça, November 20, 1962) is a Brazilian Catholic archbishop. He is the metropolitan archbishop elect of Belém do Pará. He was previously the Coadjutor of the same archdiocese, and the Metropolitan Archbishop of Sorocaba prior to that (2016–2025). Akamine is the first Japanese Brazilian named bishop in Brazil. He was auxiliary bishop of São Paulo and responsible for the Lapa Episcopal Region.