Channing Moore Williams
Channing Moore Williams | |
|---|---|
| Missionary Bishop of China and Japan | |
Williams in 1874 | |
| Church | Episcopal Church |
| In office | 1866 to 1889 |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | July 1, 1855 (deacon) by William Meade January 11, 1857 (priest) by William Jones Boone |
| Consecration | October 3, 1866 by John Henry Hopkins |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 18, 1829 |
| Died | December 2, 1910 (aged 81) Richmond, Virginia, United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Denomination | Anglicanism |
| Parents | John Williams |
| Sainthood | |
| Feast day | December 2 |
| Venerated in | Anglicanism |
Channing Moore Williams (July 17, 1829 – December 2, 1910) was an Episcopal Church missionary, later bishop, in China and Japan. Williams was a leading figure in the establishment of the Anglican Church in Japan. His commemoration in some Anglican liturgical calendars is on 2 December.