Updated at 10:55 a.m., Tuesday, January 16, 2007
Honpa Hongwanji's bishop to retire
Advertiser Staff
After 11 years as bishop and more than 40 years as a minister, Honpa Hongwanji's Bishop Chikai Yosemori will retire Feb. 27.As the 14th bishop of the Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawai'i, Yosemori oversaw 36 temples and more than 8,000 members, as well as the Buddhist Study Center.
The Honpa Hongwanji will hold an aloha banquet at 6 p.m. March 1 at the Hilton Hawaiian Village in his honor; tickets are $60.
For additional information, call Hongwanji headquarters at 522-9200 or visit execsec2@lava.net.
