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| Denomination | Episcopal Church |
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| See | Shanghai |
| Title | Bishop of Shanghai |
| Period in office | 1844-1874 |
| Predecessor | none |
| Successor | Channing M. Williams |
| Religious career | |
| Priestly ordination | 3 March 1837 |
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| Date of birth | 1 July 1811 |
| Place of birth | Walterborough, South Carolina |
| Date of death | 17 July 1874 |
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William Jones Boone (1 July 1811 - 17 July 1874) was the first Anglican missionary bishop of Shanghai.
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Life
Boone was born in Walterborough, South Carolina, graduated from the College of South Carolina in 1829 and was admitted to the bar in 1833. He then attended Virginia Theological Seminary and was ordained deacon on 18 September 1836 and priest on 3 March 1837. He was appointed a missionary to China on 17 January 1837, and consecrated in October 1844 in Philadelphia as the first missionary bishop of China, where he served until his death in Shanghai 1874. He translated the Book of Common Prayer into Chinese and worked on a Chinese translation of the Bible.
Boone's son, William Jones Boone, Jr., also served as a bishop of Shanghai in the Episcopal Church.
Consecrators:
- The Right Reverend Philander Chase, 1st bishop of Ohio and 1st bishop of Illinois
- The Right Reverend George Washington Doane, 2nd bishop of New Jersey
- The Right Reverend James Hervey Otey, 1st bishop of Tennessee
William Jones Boone was the 45th bishop consecrated for the Episcopal Church.
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| Preceded by (none) |
Bishop of Shanghai 1844 – 1874 |
Succeeded by Channing Moore Williams |
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