Nippon Sei Ko Kai
Encyclopedia
The Nippon Sei Ko Kai abbreviated as NSKK, or the Anglican Church in Japan, is the religious body in the Province of Japan (日本管区, Nippon Kanku) of the Anglican Communion
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, followed by missionaries from the Church of England
and the Anglican Church of Canada
. The former Episcopal Bishop of China and Japan, Channing Moore Williams
, united these various Anglican missionary efforts in 1878 into the one national church, Nippon Seikokai, whose name he chose. The Synod was created in 1887, with the first Japanese bishops consecrated in 1923.
The Most Rev'd Nathaniel Makoto Uematsu
is the current Primate
of the Nippon Sei Ko Kai and the Bishop
of the Diocese
of Hokkaidō
.
Anglican Communion
The Anglican Communion is an international association of national and regional Anglican churches in full communion with the Church of England and specifically with its principal primate, the Archbishop of Canterbury...
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History
In 1859 two missionaries of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America came to JapanJapan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, followed by missionaries from the Church of England
Church of England
The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...
and the Anglican Church of Canada
Anglican Church of Canada
The Anglican Church of Canada is the Province of the Anglican Communion in Canada. The official French name is l'Église Anglicane du Canada. The ACC is the third largest church in Canada after the Roman Catholic Church and the United Church of Canada, consisting of 800,000 registered members...
. The former Episcopal Bishop of China and Japan, Channing Moore Williams
Channing Moore Williams
Channing Moore Williams, was an Episcopalian missionary to China and Japan and later bishop. His saint's day on the Anglican calendar is 2 December....
, united these various Anglican missionary efforts in 1878 into the one national church, Nippon Seikokai, whose name he chose. The Synod was created in 1887, with the first Japanese bishops consecrated in 1923.
The Most Rev'd Nathaniel Makoto Uematsu
Nathaniel Makoto Uematsu
Nathaniel Makoto Uematsu is the current Anglican Bishop of the diocese of Hokkaidō, Japan and the Primate of the Nippon Sei Ko Kai, the Province of the Anglican Communion in Japan. He became Primate on 23 May 2006.-External links:**...
is the current Primate
Primate (religion)
Primate is a title or rank bestowed on some bishops in certain Christian churches. Depending on the particular tradition, it can denote either jurisdictional authority or ceremonial precedence ....
of the Nippon Sei Ko Kai and the Bishop
Bishop
A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
of the Diocese
Diocese
A diocese is the district or see under the supervision of a bishop. It is divided into parishes.An archdiocese is more significant than a diocese. An archdiocese is presided over by an archbishop whose see may have or had importance due to size or historical significance...
of Hokkaidō
Hokkaido
, formerly known as Ezo, Yezo, Yeso, or Yesso, is Japan's second largest island; it is also the largest and northernmost of Japan's 47 prefectural-level subdivisions. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaido from Honshu, although the two islands are connected by the underwater railway Seikan Tunnel...
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Notable figures
- John McKim, Bishop of North Tokyo
- Yonetaro MatsuiYonetaro MatsuiYonetaro Matsui was an Anglican Bishop of the Diocese of Tokyo, in the Nippon Sei Ko Kai, the Province of the Anglican Communion in Japan....
, Bishop of Tokyo - Yasutaro NaideYasutaro NaideJohn Yasutaro Naide was an Anglican Bishop of the Diocese of Osaka, in the Nippon Sei Ko Kai, the Province of the Anglican Communion in Japan. He was born in Wakayama Prefecture. Naide served as a delegate to the first synod of the NSKK in 1887. He was consecrated in 1923 as the first Bishop of...
, Bishop of Osaka - Sidney Catlin PartridgeSidney Catlin PartridgeSidney Catlin Partridge was the first Bishop of Kyoto and the second Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of West Missouri ....
, first Bishop of Kyoto - Paul Shinji SasakiPaul Shinji SasakiPaul Shinji Sasaki was an Anglican Bishop of the Diocese of Mid-Japan, in the Nippon Sei Ko Kai, the Province of the Anglican Communion in Japan. Sasaki studied at the Kelham house of the Society of the Sacred Mission and at Westcott House, Cambridge, England...
, Bishop of Mid-Japan - Hiromichi Kato, Bishop of Tohoku
- Norman Spencer Binsted, Missionary Bishop of North Tohoku
- Philip Kemball FysonPhilip Kemball FysonPhilip Kemball Fyson was an Anglican bishop of the Diocese of Hokkaido, in the Nippon Sei Ko Kai, the province of the Anglican Communion in Japan....
, Bishop of Hokkaido - Kenneth Abbott Viall, Assistant Bishop of Tokyo
- Hinsuke Yashiro, Bishop of Kobe
External links
- Official site
- Brief info from official Anglican Communion website
- Japanese Anglican liturgical resources in English and Japanese