Frederick Rogers Graves (Chinese name: 郭斐蔚; October 23, 1858 – May 17, 1940) was an American missionary to China and was the longest serving bishop in China.
Graves succeeded William Jones Boone to serve as the fifth missionary bishop of the Anglican diocese of Shanghai from 1893 to 1937. Graves assisted in the organization of the Chung Hua Sheng Kung Hui, and served as chairman of its House of Bishops from 1915 to 1926. Due to his position as a bishop, he had heavily involved in the administration of St. John's University, Shanghai. He resigned his See effective October 9, 1937. He was succeeded by William Payne Roberts.
Graves participated in the consecration of a number of other bishops, including
- Daniel Trumbull Huntington
- William Payne Roberts
- James Addison Ingle
- Sidney Catlin Partridge, first Bishop of Kyoto
References
- ^ Wang, Peter Chen-main (2007). "Bishop F. R. Graves and China in the 1920s". Contextualization of Christianity in China : an evaluation in modern perspective. Wang, Peter Chen-Main. Sankt Augustin: Institut Monumenta Serica. pp. 153–181. ISBN 9783805005470. OCLC 213468068.
- Wickeri, Philip (2017-02-02). Strong, Rowan (ed.). "Anglicanism in China and East Asia, 1819–1912". The Oxford History of Anglicanism, Volume III. doi:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199699704.001.0001. ISBN 9780199699704.
- "PECUSA General Convention 1937 Proceedings" (PDF). The Episcopal Church Archives. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 23, 2021. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
External links
- CSCA Chung Hua Sheng Kung Hui Source Documents
- Historical documents on Anglicanism in China from Project Canterbury
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