Marcellino Daiji Tani
Marcellino Daiji Tani ( Japanese マ ル セ リ ー ノ 谷 大二 , Maruserīno Tani Daiji ; born February 13, 1953 in Takarazuka , Hyōgo Prefecture , Japan ) is a bishop emeritus of Saitama .
Life
Marcellino Daiji Tani was ordained a priest on March 21, 1986 .
Pope John Paul II appointed him Bishop of Urawa on May 10, 2000. The episcopal ordination donated him the Archbishop of Tokyo , Peter Takeo Okada , on September 15 of the same year; Co- consecrators were Francis Keiichi Satō OFM , Bishop of Niigata , and Rafael Masahiro Umemura , Bishop of Yokohama .
On July 27, 2013, Pope Francis accepted the resignation of Bishop Daiji Tani due to illness according to § 401.2 of the Codex Iuris Canonici .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Catholic Chūō Kyōgikai: カ ト リ ッ ク さ い た ま 教区 （埼 玉 県 、 栃 木 県 県 、 群 馬 県 、 茨城 県）
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Peter Takeo Okada |
Bishop of Urawa / Saitama 2000–2013 |
Mario Michiaki Yamanouchi SDS |
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Tani, Marcellino Daiji |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | マ ル セ リ ー ノ 谷 大二 (Japanese) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese clergyman, bishop emeritus of Saitama |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 13, 1953 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Takarazuka , Hyogo Prefecture |