Kimber Den

Kimber Den, or Teng Hsuk'un, was an Anglican bishop in China in the second half of the 20th century.[1]

Den was educated at St. John's University, Shanghai and ordained in 1920.[2] He served at Anking and Nanchang[3] before his consecration as Bishop of Chekiang in 1949. He was imprisoned in 1952,[4] although from the point of view of his family and his Church he simply disappeared. He continued in office as Bishop of Chekiang until 1955 and was released from prison in 1957.[5]

References

1. "Christianity in China: A Scholars' Guide to Resources in the Libraries and Archives of the United States" Xiaoxin, W p38: London, Routledge, 2017 ISBN 978-1563243370
2. Crockford's Clerical Directory 1951/2 p 225: London, OUP, 1951
3. "While China Faced West: American Reformers in Nationalist China, 1928-1937" Thomson, J.C p116: Cambridge, Massachusetts, Harvard University Press, 1969 4th edition ISBN 0-674-95137-9
4. Philip L. Wickeri, "Seeking the Common Ground: Protestant Christianity, the Three-Self Movement, and China's United Front" (Eugene, Oregon, Wipf and Stock, 2011 ISBN 9781610975292), p. 160
5. Philip L. Wickeri, Reconstructing Christianity in China: K.H. Ting and the Chinese Church, p. 169

Church of England titles
Preceded by John Curtis	Bishop of Chekiang 1950–1955	Succeeded by Ting Kuang-hsun