Shen Zigao (Chinese: 沈子高; Wade–Giles: Shen Tzu-kao; 1895–1982) was an Anglican bishop in China. He was Bishop of Shensi from 1934 to 1947.[1][2]

Shen Zigao was born in Shanghai, and studied theology and art at St. John's University, Shanghai. He was a pastor at the Nanjing Anglican Church from 1917 to 1934. He also studied at the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge, and received a Doctor of Theology degree from St. John's in 1934.[2]

Shen advocated the adaptation of traditional Chinese music and art for use in the church.[2] His son, Shen Yifan,[3] became a bishop of the Three-Self Patriotic Movement in 1988.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1947–48 Oxford, OUP, 1948
  2. 1 2 3 "Shen Zigao". Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Christianity. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  3. ↑ "To Mark the 27th Anniv. Of Bishop Shen Yifan's Death".
  4. ↑ "China's Protestants get first new bishops since 1955".


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