George Selwyn
First Anglican Bishop of New Zealand
Died when: 69 years 6 days (828 months)Star Sign: Aries
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George Augustus Selwyn (5 April 1809 – 11 April 1878) was the first Anglican Bishop of New Zealand.He was Bishop of New Zealand (which included Melanesia) from 1841 to 1869.
His diocese was then subdivided and Selwyn was Metropolitan (later called Primate) of New Zealand from 1858 to 1868.Returning to Britain, Selwyn served as Bishop of Lichfield from 1868 to 1878.
After his death, Selwyn College, Cambridge and Selwyn College, Otago were founded to honour his life and contribution to scholarship and the church.
The colleges and other educational facilities uphold the legacy of the bishop.
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