TheBishop of Chekiang, exercised episcopal leadership over the Diocese of Chekiang of theAnglican Church in China. The diocese, similar in extent to the present-dayZhejiang, was originally established as part of theChurch of England.
The first bishop was appointed in 1908 following the resignation ofGeorge Moule as Bishop of Mid-China.
In 1918Tsae-seng Sing,archdeacon of Chekiang from 1910 to 1918, was consecrated as assistant Bishop of the diocese, becoming the first ethnic Chinese bishop in theAnglican communion.[1]
In 1958 the last Bishop of Chekiang,K. H. Ting, lost his diocese when all Anglican and other Protestant Christian denominations were compulsorily merged into theThree-Self Patriotic Movement. However, Ting remained President emeritus of theChina Christian Council until his death in 2012.
| Bishops of Chekiang | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| From | Until | Incumbent | Notes |
| 1908 | 1928 | Herbert James Molony | Previously a missionary in India[2] |
| 1929 | 1950 | John Curtis | Previously a member of the Dublin University Mission to Fukien, 1909–28[3] |
| 1950 | 1955 | Kimber Den | Imprisoned 1952, released 1956. |
| 1955 | 1958 | K. H. Ting | Previously principal of the Nanking Union Theological Seminary. Never replaced. |
