Light Maekawa
Light Shinjiro Maekawa | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Hokkaido | |
| Church | Nippon Sei Ko Kai |
| Diocese | Diocese of Hokkaido |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 1941 |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Denomination | Anglican |
Dr Light Shinjiro Maekawa is a former Bishop of Hokkaido in the Nippon Sei Ko Kai. He was consecrated between August and September of 1941 with three other Japanese bishops following the withdrawal of Western bishops.[1]
During the Second World War, he opposed the forcible merger of Japanese protestant churches into the United Church of Christ in Japan.[1]
In 1950 Dr Maekawa sent bamboo crosses to the parishes of all the Martyrs of New Guinea as an act of reconciliation and repentance.[2]
References
- ^ a b Oe, John Mitsuru (December 1989). "The Conflict of Church Views in Japan During Wartime 1940-1945: The Church Unification Problem of the Anglican Church in Japan (The Nippon Sei Ko Kwai)". Anglican and Episcopal History. 58 (4): 448–497. ISSN 0896-8039. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
- ^ Gibb, Adrian (31 August 2021). "New Guinea Martyr: The Rev'd John Barge". anglicanfocus.org.au. Anglican Focus. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
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