William Banister 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[1] and ordained in 1879. He was curate at Balderstone, Lancashire[2] before heading to China as a missionary, rising in time to be Archdeacon of Hong Kong. In 1909 he became Bishop of Kwangsi-Hunan [3] China, a post he held until his retirement in 1923. He died on 26 February 1928 [4]
Anglican Missionary Bishops in China, 1849–1949 | |
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Shensi | |
Chekiang | |
North China | |
Western Szechwan | |
Eastern Szechwan | |
Shantung | |
Fukien | |
Honan | |
Kwangsi and Hunan |