John Banerjee
Anglican Bishop
John Sharat Chandra Banerjee (22 June 1873 – 9 July 1957) was an Anglican assistant bishop in Lahore. He was the second non-European bishop of the Church of India, Burma and Ceylon.
Early life and career
Banerjee was born in Allahabad. He was the son of a Brahmin convert to Christianity from Bengal, Janki Nath Banerjee. He attended St. John's College in Agra and graduated from Allahabad University with a B.A. in 1900. He was ordained a deacon in 1902 and a priest in 1904. Banerjee served as a Church Mission Society missionary in Lucknow from 1902 through 1931. He was made a canon of Lucknow in 1920.
Bishop
On 25 October 1931, Canon Banerjee was consecrated a bishop at the Cathedral Church of the Resurrection, Lahore to serve there as assistant bishop.
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