John Holden (1882–1949) was a missionary Anglican bishop.

[1] He was born in 1882 and educated at Durham University[2] He was ordained in 1907[3] and went to work for the Church Missionary Society in China, becoming in time an archdeacon.

In 1923 he became Bishop of Kwangsi-Hunan [4] and was translated to Szechwan (Diocese of Western China) in 1933[5] and later to Western Szechwan.

Returning to England in 1938 he became an Assistant Bishop of Truro (until death), Vicar of St Budock (until 1944), a Canon Residentiary of Truro Cathedral (1944–1947) and then Archdeacon of Cornwall.

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