Shen Zigao
Anglican bishop in China (1895–1982)
Shen Zigao (Chinese: 沈子高; Wade–Giles: Shen Tzu-kao; 1895–1982) was an Anglican bishop in China. He was Bishop of Shensi from 1934 to 1947.[1][2]
Shen Zigao was born in Shanghai, and studied theology and art at St. John's University, Shanghai. He was a pastor at the Nanjing Anglican Church from 1917 to 1934. He also studied at the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge, and received a Doctor of Theology degree from St. John's in 1934.[2]
Shen advocated the adaptation of traditional Chinese music and art for use in the church.[2] His son, Shen Yifan,[3] became a bishop of the Three-Self Patriotic Movement in 1988.[4]
References
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- ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1947–48 Oxford, OUP, 1948
- ^ a b c "Shen Zigao". Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Christianity. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
- ^ "To Mark the 27th Anniv. Of Bishop Shen Yifan's Death".
- ^ "China's Protestants get first new bishops since 1955".
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Anglican Missionary Bishops in China, 1849–1949
- Shen Zigao
- Newton Liu
- William Russell
- George Moule
- Herbert Molony
- John Curtis
- Kimber Den
- Charles Scott
- Frank Norris
- Thomas Scott
- John Holden
- Song Cheng-tsi
- William Cassels
- Howard Mowll
- John Holden
- Frank Houghton
- Kenneth Bevan
- Geoffrey Iliff
- Thomas Scott
- John Wellington
- Horace Price
- John Hind
- Christopher Sargent
- Michael Chang
- William White
- Lindel Tsen
- William Banister
- John Holden
- Percy Stevens
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