Imari

Mother Alberica Ueno Chiaki, abbess of Imari (Diocese of Fukuoka, Japan) since 2023, reached the age of retirement mentioned in ST 40.A of the Constitutions presented her resignation to the Abbot General. The Abbot General with the consent of his Council accepted the resignation, which became effective on June 2nd 2025.

On 18 June 2025, the community elected Sister Agnes Yoshioka Misao as Abbess for a six-year term.

Mother Agnes was born in 1962 in Japan. She entered Imari in 2012 and made her solemn profession in 2018. At the time of her election, she was a confectionery manager and infirmarian of the community.

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