William Banister

Male, Deceased Person

1855 – 1928

78

Who was William Banister?

The Rt. Rev. William Banister, DD was a missionary of the Anglican Church.

He was born in Walton-le-Dale on 31 May 1855, educated privately and ordained in 1879. He was curate at Balderstone, Lancashire before heading to China as a missionary, rising in time to be Archdeacon of Hong Kong. In 1909 he became Bishop of Kwangsi-Hunan China, a post he held until retirement in 1923. He died on 26 February1928

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Born
1855
Also known as
  • 班为兰
Died
1928

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on July 23, 2013

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