Father Sebastien Rodrigues Timeline & Summary

After learning that his former teacher Father Ferreira apostatized while in Japan, Father Rodrigues and Father Garrpe decide to visit the country.
The priests head to Macau, where they meet a Japanese man named Kichijiro. Kichijiro helps them make it to Japan.
The priests meet some local Christians and become a part of the community.
The government learns of the priests' presence and executes several villagers in retaliation. Kichijiro manages to escape by renouncing his faith.
The two priests split up to evade capture.
While wandering, Rodrigues finds Kichijiro, who promises to lead him to more Christians. Instead, he hands the priest over to the authorities
After being locked in a cell for some time, Rodrigues is brought to the seaside, where he finds Garrpe captured as well. Garrpe dies after refusing to renounce his faith.
Afterwards, Rodrigues meets Inoue, the brutal magistrate of Nagasaki, and Ferreira, who became a Japanese citizen after renouncing the faith.
Rodrigues too renounces Christianity after realizing that it's the only way to protect the Japanese Christians.
Rodrigues is given a Japanese name—Okada San'emon—and lives out the rest of his days in Edo, Japan.