Henry Sidwell | |
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| Bishop of George | |
| Diocese | Diocese of George |
| In office | 1911–1936 |
| Successor | Herbert Gwyer |
| Other post | Archdeacon of Pretoria |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1889 |
| Consecration | c. 1911 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1857 |
| Died | 31 August 1936 (aged 78–79) George, Cape Province, South Africa |
| Denomination | Anglicanism |
Henry Bindley Sidwell (1857 – 31 August 1936) was the first Bishop of George, the first South African-born bishop to head a diocese.
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 before his appointment to the episcopate. He died in post on 31 August 1936.
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