Philip Kemball Fyson

Who was Philip Kemball Fyson?

Philip Kemball Fyson was an Anglican bishop of the Diocese of Hokkaido, in the Nippon Sei Ko Kai, the province of the Anglican Communion in Japan.

Philip Kemball Fyson was the son of Edward Fyson, a farmer. He was educated at King Edward VI School in Bury St Edmunds and Christ's College, Cambridge, graduating B.A. in Classics and Theology. He prepared for ordination at the Church Mission Society's Islington College. He began missionary work in Japan in 1874, and was consecrated Bishop of Hokkaido in 1897.

Returning to England in 1908, Fyson was Vicar of Elmley Lovett, Worcestershire from 1908 until 1925.

Fyson was said to have become more fluent in Japanese than English. He translated much of the Old Testament into Japanese, and was very active in the preparation of the Japanese Prayer-Book.