Paul Shinji Sasaki
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Paul 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. He was ordained deacon on December 21, 1912 and priest on April 25, 1917, by the Right Reverend Cecil Henry Boutflower
, Bishop of South Tokyo. He served as first primate of the Nippon Sei Ko Kai
. Sasaki was consecrated on July 25, 1935 in Nagoya as the first Japanese diocesan bishop in a region formerly served by the missionary work of the Anglican Church of Canada
. He succeeded James Heber Hamilton.
Sasaki also worked as Professor of Liturgics and Applied Theology at Central Theological College, Tokyo.
He is commemorated on the Calendar of saints (Anglican Church of Canada)
and the Calendar of saints (Episcopal Church in the United States of America)
.
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 of Mid-Japan, in the Nippon Sei Ko Kai
Nippon Sei Ko Kai
The Nippon Sei Ko Kai , abbreviated as NSKK, or the Anglican Church in Japan, is the religious body in the Province of Japan of the Anglican Communion....
, the Province
Province
A province is a territorial unit, almost always an administrative division, within a country or state.-Etymology:The English word "province" is attested since about 1330 and derives from the 13th-century Old French "province," which itself comes from the Latin word "provincia," which referred to...
of the Anglican Communion
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...
in Japan. Sasaki studied at the Kelham house of the Society of the Sacred Mission
Society of the Sacred Mission
The Society of the Sacred Mission is an Anglican religious order founded in 1893 by Father Herbert Kelly, envisaged such that "members of the Society share a common life of prayer and fellowship in a variety of educational, pastoral and community activities in England, Australia, Japan, Lesotho,...
and at Westcott House, Cambridge
Westcott House, Cambridge
Westcott House is a Church of England theological college based in Jesus Lane located in the centre of the university city of Cambridge in the United Kingdom.Its main activity is training people for ordained ministry in Anglican churches...
, England. He was ordained deacon on December 21, 1912 and priest on April 25, 1917, by the Right Reverend Cecil Henry Boutflower
Cecil Henry Boutflower
Cecil Henry Boutflower was an Anglican bishop who served both at home and abroad. He was born into a distinguished clerical family at Brathay, Windermere in 1863 and educated at Uppingham and Christ Church, Oxford...
, Bishop of South Tokyo. He served as first primate of the Nippon Sei Ko Kai
Nippon Sei Ko Kai
The Nippon Sei Ko Kai , abbreviated as NSKK, or the Anglican Church in Japan, is the religious body in the Province of Japan of the Anglican Communion....
. Sasaki was consecrated on July 25, 1935 in Nagoya as the first Japanese diocesan bishop in a region formerly served by the missionary work of 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...
. He succeeded James Heber Hamilton.
Sasaki also worked as Professor of Liturgics and Applied Theology at Central Theological College, Tokyo.
He is commemorated on the Calendar of saints (Anglican Church of Canada)
Calendar of saints (Anglican Church of Canada)
Prior to the revision of the Anglican Church of Canada's Book of Common Prayer in 1962, the national church followed the liturgical calendar of the 1918 Canadian Book of Common Prayer...
and the Calendar of saints (Episcopal Church in the United States of America)
Calendar of saints (Episcopal Church in the United States of America)
The veneration of saints in the Episcopal Church is a continuation of an ancient tradition from the early Church which honors important people of the Christian faith. The usage of the term "saint" is similar to Roman Catholic and Orthodox traditions. Those in the Anglo-Catholic tradition may...
.