Chiu Ban It

Joshua Chiu Ban It (周万一; c. 1921 – 2016) wasthe Bishop of Singapore from 1966 to 1981, and was the first indigenous Bishop of Singapore.

Chiu graduated with a Bachelor of Laws from the University of London in 1941 and was ordained after a period of study at Westcott House, Cambridge in 1943. His first post was as Curate at St Francis Bournville after which he was Priest in charge of St Hilda, Katong. and then Vicar of Selangor.

From 1959 to 1961, Chiu wasSecretary of the Australian Board of Missions and from then, until his elevation to the Episcopate, held a similar post with the Laymen World Council of Churches.