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Luke Kenichi Muto

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Luke Ken-ichi Muto
Bishop of Kyushu
Native name
ルカ武藤謙一
ProvinceAnglican Church in Japan
DioceseKyushu
In office2013–present
PredecessorGabriel Shoji Igarashi
Other post(s)Primate of Nippon Sei Ko Kai (2020–2024)
Orders
Consecration1 December 2012
by Nathaniel Makoto Uematsu

Luke Kenichi Muto (Japanese: ルカ 武藤 謙一, Ruka Muto Kenichi) is a Japanese Anglican bishop. Since 2013, he has been bishop of Kyushu, and from 2020 to 2024, he was the 19th primate of the Nippon Sei Ko Kai, the province of the Anglican Communion in Japan.

Muto was elected as primate during an online synod due to COVID-19 restrictions in October 2020 and installed during a small service on November 5, 2020.[1]

During his tenure, in 2022, Muto consecrated Maria Grace Tazu Sasamori as bishop of Hokkaido. Sasamori was the first female Anglican bishop in east Asia.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ Michael, Mark (13 November 2020). "New Primates for Japan and Korea". The Living Church. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Japan ordains first female bishop in east Asia". Anglican Communion News Service. 22 April 2022. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
Anglican Communion titles
Preceded by Primate of the Nippon Sei Ko Kai
2020–2024
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Gabriel Shoji Igarashi
Bishop of Kyushu
2013–present
Incumbent