Light Maekawa
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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 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]
