Stephen Sidebotham Explained

Stephen Francis Sidebotham (Chinese: c=薛本德, 1935 - 2021)^[1] was Dean of Hong Kong^[2] from 1976 until 1982; and then again from 2003 to 2005.^[3]

He was educated at Queens' College, Cambridge and ordained in 1961.^[4] After curacies in Southampton and Hong Kong he was Vicar of Christ Church, Kowloon before his first spell as Dean; and Rector of Gravesend between his first and second spell.

Notes and References

1. http://directors.findthebest.co.uk/l/1999438/Canon-Stephen-Francis-Sidebotham Find the best
2. http://www.stjohnscathedral.org.hk/Print.aspx?lang=1&pid=1&id=97 St John's Cathedral web-site
3. "Imperial to International: A History of St John's Cathedral Hong Kong" Wolfendale,S p283: Hong Kong Hong Kong University Press, 2013
4. [Crockford's Clerical Directory]