Raymond Ken'ichi Tanaka
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Native name
ライムンド 田中健一
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Kyoto
In office8 July 1976 – 3 March 1997
Raymond Ken'ichi Tanaka | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Kyoto | |
| Native name | ライムンド 田中健一 |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Diocese of Kyoto |
| In office | 8 July 1976 – 3 March 1997 |
| Predecessor | Paul Yoshiyuki Furuya |
| Successor | Paul Yoshinao Otsuka |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 21 December 1951 |
| Consecration | 23 September 1976 by Paul Yoshigoro Taguchi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 31 August 1927 |
| Died | 29 July 2021 (aged 93) Uwajima, Ehime Prefecture, Japan |
Raymond Ken'ichi Tanaka (31 August 1927 – 29 July 2021) was a Japanese Roman Catholic prelate, who served as the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kyoto, seated in Kyoto, from 8 July 1976, until 3 March 1997.[1]
Tanaka was born on 31 August 1927, in Uwajima, Ehime Prefecture, Japan.[1] He was ordained as a Catholic priest on 21 December 1951.[1]
