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Christopher Sargent

1906 – 1943

Bishop in Fukien; British Anglican missionary bishop

Anglican priest Bishop Schoolmaster
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Lived 1906 – 1943 (aged 37). Christopher Sargent was a British anglican priest, bishop and schoolmaster.

Christopher Birdwood Roussel Sargent (舒展; 4 June 1906 – 8 August 1943) was a schoolmaster, missionary, and bishop of the Anglican Church.

Sargent was born into an ecclesiastical family on 4 June 1906, the son of Church of England priest Douglas Harry Grose Sargent. He was educated at St Paul's School and St Catharine's College, Cambridge, then worked as a schoolmaster teaching physics at Wellington College until 1932. At the invitation of Charles Ridley Duppuy, Bishop of Victoria, Hong Kong, in 1932 he became the headmaster of the Diocesan Boys' School, Hong Kong. He was ordained as a deacon in 1934 and took up the post of assistant bishop of the Diocese of Fukien in 1938; he was consecrated by Ronald Hall, Bishop of Victoria. He became diocesan bishop of the same diocese, the Bishop in Fukien, in 1940. Sargent died of malaria in Fuzhou on 8 August 1943.

Materials for a biography of Reverend Sargent were collected by Reverend Robert W. Howard.

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St Catharine's College, St Paul's School, St Catharine's College, Cambridge, St Paul's School, London
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Christopher Birdwood Roussel Sargent, 舒展, Rt. Rev. Christopher Birdwood Roussell SARGENT

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Who was Christopher Sargent?

Bishop in Fukien; British Anglican missionary bishop

When was Christopher Sargent born?

Christopher Sargent was born on 4 June 1906 in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

When did Christopher Sargent die?

Christopher Sargent died on 8 August 1943 in China, Fuzhou.

What was Christopher Sargent's occupation?

Christopher Sargent was an anglican priest, bishop and schoolmaster.

What nationality was Christopher Sargent?

Christopher Sargent was British.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Christopher Sargent

· Wikidata: Q5113196

· DBpedia: Christopher Sargent

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