John of Marignolli
Franciscan and papal emissary to the emperor of China.
Affiliation: Franciscan Order | Locale: Beijing
Giovanni Aroccia
1566 ~ 1623
Portuguese Jesuit missionary who entered interior China in the late Ming Dynasty.
Affiliation: Society of Jesus | Locale: Jiangsu
Stephen Livingston Baldwin
1835 ~ 1902
Missionary of the Methodist Episcopal Church (North) (MECN) to China.
Affiliation: American Methodist Episcopal Mission | Locale: Fuzhou
Samuel Robbins Brown
1810 ~ 1880
American missionary to China.
Affiliation: American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions | Locales: Macau, Hong Kong
John S. Burdon
1826 ~ 1907
Missionary of the Church Missionary Society for Africa and the East.
Affiliation: Church Missionary Society | Locales: Shanghai, Beijing
Chen Mengnan
1840 ~ 1882
First Chinese Christian to advocate the idea of a self-governing church.
Affiliation: Chinese Alliance Church | Locale: Guangdong
Cheng Jingyi
1881 ~ 1939
Manchu Christian and founder of the China for Christ movement.
Affiliation: Church of Christ in China | Locale: Beijing
Louis-Charles Delamarre
1810 ~ 1863
First missionary of the Paris Foreign Mission Society to enter China.
Affiliation: Paris Foreign Mission Society | Locales: Hong Kong, Sichuan
Emmanuel Diaz
1574 ~ 1659
Portuguese Jesuit missionary to China in the late Ming period.
Affiliation: Society of Jesus | Locales: Beijing, Fujian
Ding Limei
1871 ~ 1936
Chinese pioneer in student work.
Affiliation: Student Volunteer Movement | Locale: Shandong
John Dudgeon
1837 ~ 1901
Scottish medical missionary to China from Britain.
Affiliation: London Missionary Society | Locale: Beijing
Moir Duncan
1861 ~ 1906
Missionary to China of the Baptist Missionary Society.
Affiliation: Baptist Missionary Society | Locale: Shanxi
John Marshall Willoughby Farnham
1830 ~ 1917
North American Presbyterian missionary.
Affiliation: American Presbyterian Mission | Locale: Shanghai
Feng Yuxiang
1882 ~ 1948
"Christian General" of China.
Affiliation: National Christian Council of China | Locale: Anhui
John Fryer
1839 ~ 1928
English missionary and educator in China.
Affiliation: Church Missionary Society | Locale: Shanghai
Philippus Maria Grimaldi
1639 ~ 1712
Italian Jesuit missionary who worked in the Qing government during the reign of Emperor Kangxi.
Affiliation: Society of Jesus | Locale: Beijing
Hong Xiuquan
1814 ~ 1864
Chinese revolutionary leader and "Heavenly King" of the Taiping Rebellion.
Affiliation: Taiping Tianguo | Locales: Guangdong, Nanjing
Hu Wenyao
1885 ~ 1966
Chinese Catholic patriot.
Affiliation: Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association | Locale: Shanghai
Jiang Changchuan
1884 ~ 1958
Chinese Methodist bishop.
Affiliation: Chinese Methodist Episcopal Church | Locale: Shanghai
Francis Price Jones
1890 ~ 1975
Missionary to China of the Methodist Episcopal Church (North).
Affiliation: American Methodist Episcopal Mission | Locales: Jiangsu, Sichuan
Godefroid Xavier de Laimleckhoven
1707 ~ 1785
Jesuit missionary who entered the interior of China during the reign of Emperor Qian Lung (Qing Dynasty).
Affiliation: Society of Jesus | Locale: Shanghai
Li Baoyu
1908 ~ 1980
Chinese Catholic bishop of Zhouzhi Diocese, China.
Affiliation: Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association | Locale: Shaanxi
Nicolò Longobardo
1559 ~ 1654
Longest-serving Jesuit missionary in China during the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties.
Affiliation: Society of Jesus | Locale: Beijing
Lu Bohong
1875 ~ 1937
Well-known Catholic in China.
Affiliation: Catholic Action in China | Locale: Shanghai
Ma Xiangbo
1840 ~ 1939
Well-known Chinese Catholic patriot.
Affiliation: Society of Jesus | Locale: Shanghai
Odoric of Pordenone
1286 ~ 1331
Italian Franciscan who went to China as a tourist during the Yuan dynasty.
Affiliation: Franciscan Order | Locale: Beijing
Didace de Pantoja
1571 ~ 1618
Spanish Jesuit missionary to China during the late Ming period.
Affiliation: Society of Jesus | Locale: Beijing
Thomas Pereira
1645 ~ 1708
Portuguese Jesuit missionary serving the Qing government of Emperor Kangxi.
Affiliation: Society of Jesus | Locale: Beijing
Qi Qingcai
1909 ~ 1990
Chinese pastor and supporter of the Three-Self Patriotic Movement.
Affiliation: Chinese Baptist Church | Locale: Shanghai
Qu Tai Su
1549 ~
Well-known Catholic in China during the Ming period.
Affiliation: Catholic Church in China | Locale: Jiangsu
Nicolas Joseph Raux
1754 ~ 1801
French Vincentian missionary (CM) who went to China during the reign of Emperor Qianlong of the Qing dynasty.
Affiliation: Vincentians | Locale: Beijing
Antonio Riberi
1897 ~ 1967
Vatican representative to China (1946-49) and Taiwan (1953-59).
Affiliation: Roman Catholic Church | Locales: Jiangsu, Taiwan
Randolph C. Sailer
1898 ~ 1981
Missionary in China, commended by Zhou En Lai as a "friend of the Chinese people".
Affiliation: Yenching University | Locale: Beijing
D. Z. Sheffield
d. 1913
American missionary educator to China, head of the famous Lu He Boys' School.
Affiliation: American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions | Locale: Hebei
Shen Tilan
1899 ~ 1976
Chinese Christian educator, supporter of democracy movements and signer of the "Three-Self Manifesto".
Affiliation: Young Men's Christian Association | Locale: Jiangsu
Sun Yat-sen
1866 ~ 1925
Chinese Christian revolutionary and leader of the Kuomintang.
Affiliation: Kuomintang | Locale: Guangdong
Johann Terrenz
1576 ~ 1630
First Jesuit missionary to help the Ming court revise the Chinese calendar.
Affiliation: Society of Jesus | Locale: Beijing
Sabbatino de Ursis
1575 ~ 1620
Italian Jesuit missionary to China in the late Ming dynasty.
Affiliation: Society of Jesus | Locale: Beijing
Alphonsus Vagnoni
1566 ~ 1640
First Italian Jesuit missionary in Shanxi, China.
Affiliation: Society of Jesus | Locale: Shanxi
Wang Liangzuo
1920 ~
Pioneer in the anti-imperialist and patriotic movements of the Chinese Catholic Church.
Affiliation: Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association | Locale: Sichuan
W. C. White
1873 ~ 1960
Canadian Anglican missionary to China and archaeologist.
Affiliation: Church Missionary Society | Locale: Henan
Richard Wilhelm
1873 ~ 1930
German missionary in China and respected Chinese studies scholar.
Affiliation: German Allgemeiner Evangelisch Protestantischer | Locale: Shandong
Wu Jingxiong
1900 ~ 1986
Second envoy to the Vatican appointed by the Republic of China.
Affiliation: Catholic Church in China | Locale: Zhejiang
Xie Fuya
1892 ~ 1991
Chinese Christian scholar and writer.
Affiliation: Young Men's Christian Association | Locales: Guangdong, Hong KongUnited States
Xu Baoqian
1892 ~ 1944
Chinese Christian leader in education.
Affiliation: Young Men's Christian Association | Locale: Beijing
Yan Yongjing
1838 ~ 1898
Chinese Episcopalian professor, pastor, and translator.
Affiliation: Chinese Anglican Church | Locale: Shanghai, Hubei
Yang Sida
1901 ~ 1963
Chinese Christian patriot, editor, and writer.
Affiliation: Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association | Locale: Shanghai
Ying Lianzhi
1867 ~ 1926
Well-known Catholic in China.
Affiliation: Catholic Church in China | Locale: Beijing
Yu Guozhen
1852 ~ 1932
Chinese pastor and founder of the Chinese Jesus Independent Church.
Affiliation: Chinese Jesus Independent Church | Locale: Shanghai
Mario Zanin
1890 ~ 1958
Second Vatican representative to China.
Affiliation: Roman Catholic Church | Locale: Shanghai
Zhang Jiashu
1893 ~ 1988
First bishop of the Shanghai Diocese elected by Chinese Catholic believers.
Affiliation: Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association | Locale: Shanghai
Zhao Zhensheng
1894 ~ 1968
First Chinese Catholic bishop of China's Xian Xian Diocese who contributed toward the independence and autonomy of the Chinese Catholic Church.
Affiliation: Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association | Locale: Hebei
Zheng Hefu
1885 ~ 1954
First Chinese Anglican archbishop.
Affiliation: Chinese Anglican Church | Locale: Shanghai
Zhou Zhiyu
1889 ~
Delegate to several World Christian Conferences, superintendent of China Christian Mission Crusaders and founder of Tai Dong Bible College.
Affiliation: Chinese Anglican Church | Locale: Jiangsu
Zhu Baoyuan
1872 ~ 1961
Chinese Anglican Church pastor and initiator of his church's independence movement.
Affiliation: Chinese Anglican Church | Locale: Shanghai
Polycarpe de Souza
1697 ~ 1757
First bishop in Beijing following the banning of Christianity by the Qing emperor Yongzheng.
Affiliation: Society of Jesus | Locale: Beijing