Lloyd Rutherford Craighill (葛兴仁, September 3, 1886 – March 13, 1971) (Honorary D.D.,
Virginia Theological Seminary) was an American missionary to China, born in
Lynchburg, Virginia
Lynchburg is an independent city (United States), independent city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. First settled in 1757 by ferry owner John Lynch (1740–1820), John Lynch, the city's populati ...
. Craighill was consecrated on November 29, 1940, as the second
Bishop of Anking. He succeeded
Daniel Trumbull Huntington
Daniel Trumbull Huntington (Chinese name: zh, t=韓仁敦, s=韩仁敦, first=t, labels=no; born August 4, 1868) was an American missionary to China.
Huntington was born in Norwich, Connecticut, educated at Yale University and ordained in 1896. ...
, who had served as first missionary Bishop of Anking. Craighill left China in 1949. His resignation was accepted by the 1949 General Convention of
the Episcopal Church
The Episcopal Church, based in the United States with additional dioceses elsewhere, is a member church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. It is a mainline Protestant denomination and is divided into nine Ecclesiastical provinces and dioces ...
, on September 28, and was effective immediately.
References
* Marian G. Craighill, ''The Craighills of China'' (Ambler, Pennsylvania: The Trinity Press, 1972).
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See also
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Christianity in China
Christianity in China has been present since at least the 3rd century, and it has gained a significant amount of influence during the last 200 years.
While Christianity may have existed in China before the 3rd century, evidence of its exist ...
1886 births
1971 deaths
20th-century Anglican bishops in China
Bishops of the Episcopal Church (United States)
Christian missions in China
People from Lynchburg, Virginia
Episcopal bishops of Anking
20th-century American clergy
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