Timoleon Raimondi
1827 ~ 1894
First Catholic bishop of Hong Kong.
Affiliation: Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong | Locale: Hong Kong
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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
Frank Joseph Rawlinson
1871 ~ 1937
Longtime editor of Chinese Recorder and considered by Life magazine to be "one of the most influential white men in China."
Affiliation: American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions | Locale: Shanghai
Jean-Baptiste Regis
1663 ~ 1738
Jesuit missionary and cartographer in China.
Affiliation: Society of Jesus | Locale: Beijing
Karl Ludvig Reichelt
1877 ~ 1952
Norwegian Lutheran missionary to China, scholar of Chinese religion, and founder of Christian Mission to Buddhists.
Affiliation: Christian Mission to Buddhists | Locales: Nanjing City‚ Hong Kong
Gilbert Reid
1857 ~ 1927
Missionary reformer in China, founder of Mission among the Higher Classes in China.
Affiliation: Mission Among the Higher Classes | Locales: Shandong Province‚ Shanghai
Antonio Riberi
1897 ~ 1967
Vatican representative to China (1946-49) and Taiwan (1953-59).
Affiliation: Roman Catholic Church | Locales: Jiangsu Province‚ Taiwan
Matteo Ricci
1552 ~ 1610
Founder of modern Roman Catholic missions in China and Western sinologist.
Affiliation: Society of Jesus | Locale: Beijing
Timothy Richard
1845 ~ 1919
Baptist Missionary Society missionary in China.
Affiliation: Baptist Missionary Society | Locales: Shandong Province‚ Shanxi Province‚ Tianjin
Susanna Carson Rijnhart
1868 ~ 1908
Pioneer doctor, explorer, and founder of the Disciples of Christ Mission to Tibet.
Affiliation: Disciples of Christ Mission to Tibet | Locales: Qinghai Province‚ Sichuan Province
Lloyd Robert Rist
1885 ~ 1929
A Canadian missionary who served faithfully in Gansu until his death.
Affiliation: China Inland Mission | Locale: Gansu Province
Issachar Jacox Roberts
1802 ~ 1871
Baptist missionary in China and supporter of the Taiping Rebellion.
Affiliation: American Southern Baptist Mission | Locales: Hong Kong ‚ Nanjing City
João da Rocha
1565 ~ 1623
Jesuit missionary in China.
Affiliation: Society of Jesus | Locale: Jiangsu Province
Rong Hong
1828 ~ 1912
Rong was the first "returned student" from America and founder of the Chinese Educational Mission. He paved the way for the first hundred Chinese to receive a state-sponsored modern education, and as a diplomat helped to stop the international coolie trade.
Affiliation: Chinese Educational Mission | Locales: China ‚ United States
Halvor Ronning
1862 ~ 1950
Pioneer Norwegian-American Lutheran missionary in China.
Affiliation: China Mission Society | Locale: Hubei Province
Logan Herbert Roots
1870 ~ 1945
Called the "Red Bishop" of Hankow (Hankou), China, from 1904 to 1937.
Affiliation: American Protestant Episcopal Mission | Locale: Hubei Province
John Ross
1842 ~ 1915
Scottish Presbyterian missionary in Manchuria and Korea, directed the first Korean translation of the New Testament.
Affiliation: Scottish United Presbyterian Mission | Locales: Liaoning Province‚ Korea
Francois de Rougemont
1624 ~ 1676
Jesuit missionary in China.
Affiliation: Society of Jesus | Locales: Jiangsu Province‚ Guangdong Province
Michele Ruggieri
1543 ~ 1607
Jesuit pioneer missionary in China.
Affiliation: Society of Jesus | Locales: Guangdong Province‚ Zhejiang Province
William Armstrong Russell
1821 ~ 1879
Church Missionary Society missionary and bishop in China.
Affiliation: Church Missionary Society | Locale: Ningbo City