David Eisho Uehara

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Bishop of Okinawa

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| predecessor = Luke Kenichi Muto

| term = 2024–present

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David Eisho Uehara is a Japanese Anglican bishop. Since 2013, he has been bishop of Okinawa, and since 2024, he has been the 20th primate of the Nippon Sei Ko Kai, the province of the Anglican Communion in Japan.{{cite news |title=A New Primate for the NSKK - The Anglican Church in Japan |url=https://www.anglicannews.org/news/2024/06/a-new-primate-for-the-nskk-the-anglican-church-in-japan.aspx |access-date=19 September 2024 |agency=Anglican Communion News Service |date=June 26, 2024}}

Biography

Prior to becoming bishop of Okinawa, Uehara was rector of the Anglican cathedral in Okinawa, and he chaired the standing committee of the Diocese of Okinawa.{{cite news |title=Japan's newest bishop consecrated |url=https://www.anglicannews.org/news/2013/09/japans-newest-bishop-consecrated.aspx |access-date=19 September 2024 |agency=Anglican Communion News Service |date=September 17, 2013}}

Uehara was elected as primate during NSKK's May 2024 synod and installed on May 30, 2020.{{cite news |last1=Michael |first1=Mark |title=New Primate for Japan |url=https://livingchurch.org/news/news-anglican-communion/new-primate-for-japan/ |access-date=19 September 2024 |work=The Living Church |date=June 28, 2024}}

See also

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Category:Japanese Anglican bishops

Category:Living people

Category:Anglican primates of the Nippon Sei Ko Kai

Category:Anglican bishops of Okinawa

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