Lloyd Rutherford Craighill
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Lloyd Rutherford Craighill (Honorary D.D., Virginia Theological Seminary
) was an American
missionary to China, born in 1886 in Lynchburg, Virginia
. He died on March 13, 1971. Craighill was consecrated on November 29, 1940 as the second Bishop of Anking. He succeeded Daniel Trumbull Huntington
, who had served as first missionary Bishop of Anking. Craighill left China in 1949.
Virginia Theological Seminary
Virginia Theological Seminary , formally called the Protestant Episcopal Theological Seminary in Virginia, is the largest accredited Episcopal seminary in the United States. Founded in 1818, VTS is situated on an campus in Alexandria, Virginia, just a few miles from downtown Washington, DC. VTS...
) was an American
United States
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missionary to China, born in 1886 in Lynchburg, Virginia
Lynchburg, Virginia
Lynchburg is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The population was 75,568 as of 2010. Located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains along the banks of the James River, Lynchburg is known as the "City of Seven Hills" or "The Hill City." Lynchburg was the only major city in...
. He died on March 13, 1971. Craighill was consecrated on November 29, 1940 as the second Bishop of Anking. He succeeded Daniel Trumbull Huntington
Daniel Trumbull Huntington
Daniel Trumbull Huntington was an American missionary to China.Huntington was born in Norwich, Connecticut, educated at Yale University and ordained in 1896. He later served as sixth missionary bishop of the Anglican diocese of Shanghai....
, who had served as first missionary Bishop of Anking. Craighill left China in 1949.
See also
- Christianity in ChinaChristianity in ChinaChristianity in China is a growing minority religion that comprises Protestants , Catholics , and a small number of Orthodox Christians. Although its lineage in China is not as ancient as the institutional religions of Taoism and Mahayana Buddhism, and the social system and ideology of...