John Curtis (15 March 1880 – 11 July 1962) was an Irish missionary of the

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. He was born in

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on 15 March 1880, educated at Trinity College, Dublin ( Trinity Master of Arts ) and ordained in 1904. He was a curate at Christ Church, Leeson Park in his home city after which he joined the Dublin University Mission to Fukien; he married Eda Bryan-Brown, a fellow missionary who was also a doctor. He was a Temporary Chaplain to the Forces in 1917-18 serving in Salonika He was

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, China, from 1929 to 1949, during which period the Nationalist, Communist and Japanese armies fought over the country. On his return to

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he was made

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of Wilden, Stourport, and retired in 1957. The Bishop and his wife had two children. He died on 11 July 1962 and his widow on 18 January 1964.''

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''; Monday, Jul 16, 1962; p. 12; Issue 55444; col. E ''Rt. Rev. Dr. John Curtis'' He had become a Doctor of Divinity (DD).

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Curtis, John 1880 births Alumni of Trinity College Dublin Anglican missionary bishops in China 1962 deaths Christian clergy from Dublin (city) 20th-century Anglican bishops in China Anglican bishops of Chekiang