Nathaniel Makoto Uematsu (植松 誠 ナタナエル) is a Japanese Anglican bishop. He was the bishop of the diocese of Hokkaidō, Japan, from 1997 to 2022, and was the primate of the Nippon Sei Ko Kai, the province of the Anglican Communion in Japan, from 2006 to 2020.[1]
Nathaniel Makoto Uematsu | |
|---|---|
| Primate of the Nippon Sei Ko Kai, Bishop of Hokkaido | |
| Church | Nippon Sei Ko Kai |
| Diocese | Diocese of Hokkaido |
| In office | 2006–2020 |
| Successor | Luke Kenichi Muto |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1984 |
| Consecration | 1997 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1952 |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Denomination | Anglican |
Uematsu became primate on 23 May 2006 having previously worked as a curate at St. Mark's in Ashiya, Osaka, as rector at Holy Trinity in the same city, and as general secretary of the Provincial Office of the Nippon Sei Ko Kai.[2][3]
Uematsu is a 1982 master of divinity graduate of the Episcopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest in Austin, Texas.
References edit
- ^ "Japan ordains first female bishop in east Asia". Anglican Communion News Service. 22 April 2022. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
- ^ "NSKK Newsletter" (PDF). Inauguration of New Primate of the NSKK. NSKK Provincial Office. September 2006. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
- ^ "Short Biography of the Primates of the Anglican Communion". www.anglicancommunion.org. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
External links edit
- Website of the Anglican Diocese of Hokkaidō (in Japanese)
- Website of the Anglican Diocese of Hokkaidō (English version)
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