Kenneth Graham Bevan | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of East Szechwan | |
| Church | Church in China |
| Diocese | East Szechwan |
| Installed | 1940 |
| Term ended | 1950 |
| Predecessor | Frank Houghton |
| Successor | Tsai Fuh-tsu [zh] |
| Other post(s) | Assistant Bishop of Wakefield |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 1940 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1898-09-27)27 September 1898 |
| Died | 3 December 1993(1993-12-03) (aged 95) |
| Nationality | British |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Parents | James Alfred Bevan Annie Susan Woodall |
| Spouse | Jocelyn Duncan |
| Alma mater | |
Kenneth Graham Bevan (27 September 1898 – 3 December 1993) was anAnglicanmissionary bishop in China.
Bevan was born in 1898, inHampstead, where his father was a curate. He was the son of the Rev.James Alfred Bevan,[1] who had captainedWales in their first internationalrugby union match, and his wife Annie. He was educated atGreat Yarmouth Grammar School and theLondon College of Divinity.
He was ordained deacon in 1923, and priest in 1924, and was then acurate at Holy Trinity,Tunbridge Wells (nowTrinity Theatre)[2] beforemissionary service with theAnglican-Episcopal Province of China from 1925. Consecrated a bishop in 1940 inHoly Trinity Cathedral, Shanghai, for 10 years he wasBishop of East Szechwan. The obituary in theChurch Times stated that: "His diocese was wild and mountainous, and in travelling round it he was reduced, he said, to carrying only a Bible and a toothbrush."[3]
Following the end of theChinese Civil War and the Communist takeover of China, Bevan returned to England and became thevicar ofWoolhope (1951–1966), during which time he was alsorural dean ofHereford (1955–1966) and Prebendary de Moreton et Whaddon atHereford Cathedral (1956–1966).[4] On retirement in 1966 he became Master ofArchbishop Holgate's Hospital inHemsworth and then anassistant bishop in theDiocese of Wakefield for a further 11 years.[5] During that time, he founded theRetired Clergy Association.[6]
Bevan married Jocelyn Duncan (known as Joyce) Barber in 1927 inHoly Trinity Cathedral, Shanghai.[7] They had three daughters.[8]
He died in 1993, aged 95.
