Diocese of Western China

The Diocese of Western China (Chinese: 聖公會華西教區; Wade–Giles: Shêng Kung Hui Hua Hsi Chiao Chʽü; lit.

[3] Arthur's elder brother, Cecil, felt drawn towards the people of Tibet, went to Tatsienlu, a Khams Tibetan city located in western Szechwan, and he had laboured on the Sino and Indo-Tibetan borders since then.

[6] By 1894, CMS work had started in Mienchow, Chungpa, Anhsien, Mienchu and Sintu, all of which are in the west of the region.

In 1895, steps were taken for the formation of a new diocese, due to the fact that the Church was represented by two Societies on the field.

[7] A Chinese translation of the Book of Common Prayer was published in 1932, revised and authorized for use in the Diocese of Szechwan.

Location of Szechwan within China, map in W. W. Cassels: First Bishop in Western China , by Marshall Broomhall .
The Bulletin of the Diocese of Western China (No. 121) published in July 1934.
William Cassels , the first Bishop of Western China.
Seal of the Diocese of Western China, as seen on the memorial of John Holden at Truro Cathedral .