John Curtis (bishop)
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The Rt. Rev. John Curtis, DD
, MA (1880 - 1962) was an Irish missionary of the Anglican Church.
He was born in Dublin on 15 March 1880, educated at Trinity College, Dublin
and ordained in 1904. He was a curate
at Christ Church, Leeson Park in his home city after which he joined the Dublin University Mission to Fukien
; he married Eda Bryan-Brown, a fellow missionary who was also a doctor. Curtis was an army chaplain during the war of 1914-18 and in 1914 married Eda Bryan-Brown who had been working in Fukien since 1909. He was Bishop of Chekiang
, China, from 1929 to 1950, during which period the Nationalist, Communist and Japanese armies fought over the country. On his return to England
he was made Vicar
of Wilden, Stourport, and retired in 1957. The Bishop and his wife had two children. He died on 11 July 1962 and his widow on 18 January 1964.
Doctor of Divinity
Doctor of Divinity is an advanced academic degree in divinity. Historically, it identified one who had been licensed by a university to teach Christian theology or related religious subjects....
, MA (1880 - 1962) was an Irish missionary of the Anglican Church.
Trinity College, Dublin
Trinity College, Dublin , formally known as the College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Queen Elizabeth near Dublin, was founded in 1592 by letters patent from Queen Elizabeth I as the "mother of a university", Extracts from Letters Patent of Elizabeth I, 1592: "...we...found and...
and ordained in 1904. He was a curate
Curate
A curate is a person who is invested with the care or cure of souls of a parish. In this sense "curate" correctly means a parish priest but in English-speaking countries a curate is an assistant to the parish priest...
at Christ Church, Leeson Park in his home city after which he joined the Dublin University Mission to Fukien
Fujian
' , formerly romanised as Fukien or Huguing or Foukien, is a province on the southeast coast of mainland China. Fujian is bordered by Zhejiang to the north, Jiangxi to the west, and Guangdong to the south. Taiwan lies to the east, across the Taiwan Strait...
; he married Eda Bryan-Brown, a fellow missionary who was also a doctor. Curtis was an army chaplain during the war of 1914-18 and in 1914 married Eda Bryan-Brown who had been working in Fukien since 1909. He was Bishop of Chekiang
Church in China
The Church in China is the name by which Anglican Missions under the jurisdiction of the Church of England were called between 1849 and 1949. They included*Shensi*Chekiang*China, North*Szechwan*Shantung*Fukien*Honan*Kwangsi and Hunan-Notes:...
, China, from 1929 to 1950, during which period the Nationalist, Communist and Japanese armies fought over the country. On his return to England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
he was made Vicar
Vicar
In the broadest sense, a vicar is a representative, deputy or substitute; anyone acting "in the person of" or agent for a superior . In this sense, the title is comparable to lieutenant...
of Wilden, Stourport, and retired in 1957. The Bishop and his wife had two children. He died on 11 July 1962 and his widow on 18 January 1964.