Frederick Graves

Frederick Rogers Graves (Chinese name: 郭斐蔚; October 23, 1858 – May 17, 1940) was an American missionary to China and was the longest serving bishop in China.^[1]

The Rt. Rev. Frederick Rogers Graves

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Graves succeeded William Jones Boone to serve as the fifth missionary bishop of the Anglican diocese of Shanghai from 1893 to 1937.^[2] Graves assisted in the organization of the Chung Hua Sheng Kung Hui, and served as chairman of its House of Bishops from 1915 to 1926. Due to his position as a bishop, he had heavily involved in the administration of St. John's University, Shanghai.^[1] He resigned his See effective October 9, 1937.^[3] He was succeeded by William Payne Roberts.

Graves participated in the consecration of a number of other bishops, including

• Daniel Trumbull Huntington
• William Payne Roberts
• James Addison Ingle
• Sidney Catlin Partridge, first Bishop of Kyoto