Channing Moore Williams
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Channing Moore Williams (July 17, 1829 – December 2, 1910) was an Episcopal Church missionary, later bishop, in China and Japan. Williams was a leading figure in the establishment of the Anglican Church in Japan. His commemoration in some Anglican liturgical calendars is on 2 December.
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Channing Moore Williams | |
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Missionary Bishop of China and Japan | |
Church | Episcopal Church |
In office | 1866 to 1889 |
Orders | |
Ordination | July 1, 1855 (deacon) by William Meade January 11, 1857 (priest) by William Jones Boone |
Consecration | October 3, 1866 by John Henry Hopkins |
Personal details | |
Born | (1829-07-18)July 18, 1829 |
Died | December 2, 1910(1910-12-02) (aged 81) Richmond, Virginia, United States |
Nationality | American |
Denomination | Anglicanism |
Sainthood | |
Feast day | December 2 |
Venerated in | Anglicanism |
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