William Banister

For other people named William Banister, see William Banister (disambiguation).

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 at the Church Missionary Society College, Islington ^[1] 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 ^[2] China, a post he held until his retirement in 1923. He died on 26 February 1928 ^[3]

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"The Anglican Communion"; by Archdeacon Banister

↑ “Who was Who” 1897–1990 London: A & C Black 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
↑ “The Clergy List” London, Kelly’s, 1913
↑ Obituary Bishop Banister The Times Wednesday, Feb 29, 1928; pg. 18; Issue 44829; col D

Anglican Missionary Bishops in China, 1849–1949

Shensi	Shen Zigao Newton Liu

Chekiang	William Russell George Moule Herbert Molony John Curtis

North China	Charles Scott Frank Norris Thomas Scott

Western Szechwan	John Holden Ch’eng-Tsi Song

Eastern Szechwan	William Cassels Howard Mowll John Holden Frank Houghton Kenneth Bevan

Shantung	Geoffrey Iliff Thomas Scott John Wellington

Fukien	Horace Price John Hind Christopher Sargent Michael Chang

Honan	William White Lindel Tsen

Kwangsi and Hunan	William Banister John Holden Percy Stevens

Protestant missions to China

Background	Christianity Protestantism Chinese history Missions timeline Christianity in China Nestorians Jesuits Protestant missions in China 1807–1953

People	Carl C. Jeremiassen Robert Morrison Hunter Corbett Gladys Aylward Pearl S. Buck Thomas Cochrane Jonathan Goforth Karl Gützlaff Eric Liddell Robert Samuel Maclay Lottie Moon Gideon Nye Timothy Richard Cambridge Seven Hudson Taylor (more missionaries)

Missionary agencies	OMF International/China Inland Mission LMS ABCFM CMS M.E.M US Presbyterian Mission (more agencies)

Impact	Bible translations into Chinese Medical missions in China Manchurian revival Chinese Christian colleges Chinese hymnody Chinese Roman Type Minnan Roman Type Foochow Roman Type Anti-footbinding Anti-opium

Pivotal events	Taiping Rebellion First Opium War Second Opium War Unequal treaty Yangzhou riot Tianjin Massacre Kucheng Massacre Boxer Crisis Xinhai Revolution Chinese Civil War WWII People's Republic

Chinese Protestants	Feng Yuxiang Liang Fa Keuh Agong Samuel Lamb Wang Ming-Dao Watchman Nee Xi Shengmo Sun Yat-sen John Sung Allen Yuan

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