William Banister
Anglican bishop
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| Intro | Anglican bishop | |||
| was | Priest Bishop | |||
| Work field | Religion | |||
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| Religion: | Anglicanism | |||
| Birth | 31 May 1855 | |||
| Death | 26 February 1928 (aged 72 years) | |||
| Star sign | Gemini | |||
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The Rt. Rev. William Banister, DD was a missionary of the Anglican Church.
He was born in Walton-le-Dale on 31 May 1855, educated at the Church Missionary Society College, Islington and ordained in 1879. He was curate at Balderstone, Lancashire before heading to China as a missionary, rising in time to be Archdeacon of Hong Kong. In 1909 he became Bishop of Kwangsi-Hunan China, a post he held until his retirement in 1923. He died on 26 February 1928