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Francis Lushington Norris (1 September 1864 – 2 July 1945) was an Anglican missionary bishop.

Norris was educated at Winchester College and Trinity College, Cambridge. Ordained in 1888, his first ministry position was as a curate at Tewkesbury Abbey. after which he went to China as an SPG missionary, serving largely in Peking. In 1914 he became the Bishop of North China. He retired in 1940 and died of pneumonia on 2 July 1945 in the Japanese Prisoner of War Camp, Shanghai.

References

1. “Who was Who” 1897–1990 London, A & C Black 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
2. "Norris, Francis Lushington (NRS883FL)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
3. The Times, 25 December 1888; pg. 10; Issue 32578; col E Ordinations Gloucester and Bristol
4. "The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory" London, Hamilton & Co 1889
5. Genealogical web site
6. Malden Richard (ed) (1920). Crockford's Clerical Directory for 1920 (51st edn). London: The Field Press. p. 269.
7. The Times, Monday, Sep 22, 1913; pg. 19;He was also the headmaster of Chongde secondary School, a Church of England school in Peking from 1911-1913.Issue 40323; col C New Missionary Bishop for China
8. Obituary The Times 24 July 1945; pg. 6; Issue 50202; col E

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