Chiu Ban It Explained
Joshua Chiu Ban It (Chinese: 周万一; 1918 – 9 November 2016) was the Bishop of Singapore from 1966 to 1981,[1] and was the first indigenous Bishop of Singapore.[2]
Chiu was born in 1918.[3] He graduated with a Bachelor of Laws from the University of London in 1941 and after a period of study at Westcott House, Cambridge in 1943, was ordained deacon in 1945 and priest in 1946.[4] His first post was as Curate at St Francis, Bournville[5] [6] after which he was Priest in charge of St Hilda, Katong.[7] and then Vicar of Selangor.
From 1959 to 1961, Chiu was Home Secretary of the Australian Board of Missions and from then, until his elevation to the episcopate,[8] held a similar post with the World Council of Churches as Secretary of Laymen.[9]
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Notes and References
- http://www.jamesfamilytree.org.uk/BishopofSingapore.htm Bishops of Singapore
- Book: Chapman, Mark . Anglicanism : a very short introduction . Oxford University Press . Oxford New York . 2006 . 978-0-19-280693-2 . 170968642 .
- Crockford's Clerical Directory, 1985-86, 89th Edition, p 92.
- Crockford's Clerical Directory, 1973-74, 85th Edition, p 174.
- http://www.bournvilleparishchurch.org.uk/ Church web-site
- Crockford's Clerical Directory, 1973-74, 85th Edition, p 174.
- Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975-76 London: Oxford University Press, 1976
- http://www.ttc.edu.sg/csca/rart_doc/ang/sing/chiubait-1966a.pdf Consecration details
- Web site: Church Times: "Deaths", 2 December 2016, p 29. 4 August 2021.
