Peter Baptist Tadamaro Ishigami
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Peter Baptist Tadamaro Ishigami, OFMCap (Japanese: ペトロ・バプティスタ石神忠真郎; December 1, 1920 – October 25, 2014) was a Japanese prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.
His Excellency Peter Baptist Tadamaro Ishigami | |
|---|---|
| Bishop Emeritus of Naha | |
| See | Diocese of Naha |
| In office | 1972 - 1997 |
| Predecessor | None |
| Successor | Berard Toshio Oshikawa |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 6 September 1952 |
| Consecration | 11 February 1973 by Bruno Wüstenberg |
| Rank | Bishop |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 1, 1920 Kasari, Kagoshima, Japan |
| Died | October 25, 2014 (aged 93) Naha, Okinawa, Japan |
Ishigami was born in Kasari, Japan and ordained a priest on September 6, 1952 for the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin. Ishigami was appointed Bishop of the Diocese of Naha on December 18, 1972 where served until his retirement on January 24, 1997.[1]
