9 9 . ▁ ▁App oint ment ▁to ▁the ▁prim acy ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁his ▁prede cess or , ▁Metropolitan ▁The odos ius ▁( N ag ash ima ) ▁of ▁Japan ▁died , ▁and ▁the ▁Japanese ▁Orth odox ▁Church ▁decided ▁to ▁elect ▁three ▁b ish ops ▁and ▁J ude ▁N ush iro ▁was ▁considered ▁as ▁a ▁good ▁candidate ▁for ▁bishop ric , ▁as ▁his ▁wife ▁had ▁prede ce ased ▁him . ▁On ▁August ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁he ▁received ▁his ▁mon astic ▁tons ure ▁and ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁mon k ▁Daniel , ▁and ▁was ▁consec r ated ▁a ▁bishop ▁on ▁November ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁The ▁Japanese ▁Orth odox ▁Church ▁had ▁planned ▁to ▁ent hr one ▁Bishop ▁Peter ▁( A ri h ara ) ▁of ▁Y ok oh ama ▁as ▁successor ▁to ▁the ▁late ▁Metropolitan ▁The odos ius , ▁and ▁appoint ▁Daniel ▁to ▁the ▁Bishop ric ▁of ▁Ky oto , ▁but ▁the ▁sudden ▁death ▁of ▁Peter ▁in ▁this ▁year ▁changed ▁their ▁plan ▁entirely . ▁Daniel ▁was ▁then ▁considered ▁ ▁the ▁successor ▁of ▁The odore , ▁and ▁elev ated ▁to ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁arch bishop ▁and ▁metropol itan . ▁On ▁May ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁Daniel ▁was ▁ent hr oned ▁to ▁the ▁Arch bishop ▁of ▁Tokyo ▁and ▁Metropolitan ▁of ▁All ▁Japan , ▁consec r ated ▁by ▁Patri arch ▁Alex y ▁II ▁of ▁Russia ▁who ▁visited ▁Japan ▁for ▁his ▁ent hr on ement ▁and