Henry Baines (bishop)
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Baines was born in 1905 in Kingston, Surrey, the son of Talbot Baines and his wife Agnes (née Talbot).[2] He was educated at St George's School, Windsor Castle, Repton School and Balliol College, Oxford.[3] He was then a travelling secretary for the Student Christian Movement (1927–1929).[2]
Clerical career
After theological studies at Cuddesdon College he was ordained deacon in 1930 and priest in 1931, and began his ordained ministry as a curate at the University Church of St Mary the Virgin (1930–1934).[4] From 1934 he was chaplain of St. John's Cathedral, Hong Kong,[5] then Vicar of St Nicholas' Church, Radford, Coventry (1938–1941) and finally, before his ordination to the episcopate, the Rector of St Andrew's Church, Rugby (1941–1949) and Rural Dean of Rugby (1947–1949). In 1949 he became Bishop of Singapore.[6] He was consecrated bishop on 29 June 1949, by Geoffrey Fisher, Archbishop of Canterbury, at St Paul's Cathedral (London, UK).[2] In 1960 he was translated to be the Bishop of Wellington; he died in office.[2]
References
- ↑ Bishop Baines Obituary The Times, 2 December 1972; pg. 16; Issue 58647; col G
- 1 2 3 4 Blain, Michael. Blain Biographical Directory of Anglican clergy in the South Pacific – ordained before 1932 (2019) p. 70 (Accessed at Project Canterbury, 26 June 2019)
- ↑ "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
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