Henry Baines
For the botanist, see Henry Baines (botanist).
Henry Wolfe Baines (2 February 1905 – 29 November 1972) was an Anglican bishop.[1]
Baines was educated at Repton School and Balliol College, Oxford.[2] After theological studies at Ripon College Cuddesdon he was ordained in 1930 and began his ordained ministry as a curate at the University Church of St Mary the Virgin.[3] From 1934 he was chaplain of St. John's Cathedral, Hong Kong,[4] then Vicar of St Nicholas Radford, Coventry and finally, before his ordination to the episcopate, the Rural Dean of Rugby. In 1949 he became Bishop of Singapore[5] and in 1960 he was translated to be the Bishop of Wellington.
References
- ↑ Bishop Baines Obituary The Times, 2 December 1972; pg. 16; Issue 58647; col G
- ↑ “Who was Who” 1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
- ↑ Church website
- ↑ Blain Biographical Directory of Anglican Clergy
- ↑ Bishop Of Singapore Consecration In St. Paul's (News), The Times, 30 June 1949; pg. 7; Issue 51421; col C
| Church of England titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by John Leonard Wilson |
Bishop of Singapore 1949 – 1960 |
Succeeded by Cyril Kenneth Sansbury |
| Preceded by Reginald Herbert Owen |
Bishop of Wellington 1960 – 1972 |
Succeeded by Edward Kinsella Norman |
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