Henry Sidwell Explained

Type:Bishop
Henry Sidwell
Bishop of George
Diocese:Diocese of George
Term:1911–1936
Successor:Herbert Gwyer
Other Post:Archdeacon of Pretoria
Ordination:1889
Death Place:George, Cape Province, South Africa
Nationality:South African
Religion:Anglicanism
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Henry Bindley Sidwell (1857 – 31 August 1936) was the first Bishop of George, the first South African-born bishop to head a diocese.[1]

He was born in Grahamstown and educated at the University of the Cape of Good Hope. Ordained in 1889 he began his career with a curacy in Johannesburg after which he was rector of Middleburg and then Archdeacon of Pretoria[2] before his appointment to the episcopate. He died in post on 31 August 1936.

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  1. "The Clergy List" London, John Phillips, 1900
  2. Book: [[Richard Malden|Malden Richard (ed)]] . Crockford's Clerical Directory for 1920 (51st edn) . London . The Field Press. 562. 1920 .