Ordained a deacon in 1855, the Episcopal Church sent him to China, where he was ordained as a Priest in 1857. In 1859 he was sent to Nagasaki, Japan, and in 1866 was consecrated Bishop of China and Japan. In Tokyo, Japan he founded what is now St Paul's University in 1874. It is now called Rikkyo University. In 1878 he helped unite several mission efforts in the formation of the Nippon Sei Ko Kai, the Holy Catholic Church in Japan. In 1889 his health began to fail, and he asked to be relieved. In 1893 a successor was appointed, and Williams stayed on, living in Kyoto and helping to open new mission stations. He returned to Richmond in 1908 and died 2 December 1910.
(courtesy BigFrench and Charlott Jones)
Siblings:
Rev. William Williams
Alice Burwell Williams married Carter Harrison
(courtesy Charlott Jones)
(courtesy BigFrench and Charlott Jones)
Siblings:
Rev. William Williams
Alice Burwell Williams married Carter Harrison
(courtesy Charlott Jones)
Ordained a deacon in 1855, the Episcopal Church sent him to China, where he was ordained as a Priest in 1857. In 1859 he was sent to Nagasaki, Japan, and in 1866 was consecrated Bishop of China and Japan. In Tokyo, Japan he founded what is now St Paul's University in 1874. It is now called Rikkyo University. In 1878 he helped unite several mission efforts in the formation of the Nippon Sei Ko Kai, the Holy Catholic Church in Japan. In 1889 his health began to fail, and he asked to be relieved. In 1893 a successor was appointed, and Williams stayed on, living in Kyoto and helping to open new mission stations. He returned to Richmond in 1908 and died 2 December 1910.
(courtesy BigFrench and Charlott Jones)
Siblings:
Rev. William Williams
Alice Burwell Williams married Carter Harrison
(courtesy Charlott Jones)
(courtesy BigFrench and Charlott Jones)
Siblings:
Rev. William Williams
Alice Burwell Williams married Carter Harrison
(courtesy Charlott Jones)
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