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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 1858. His diocese was then subdivided and Selwyn was Primate of New Zealand from 1858 to 1868. Returning to Britain Selwyn served as Bishop of Lichfield from 1868 to 1878.

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birth date
1809-04-05
birth place
Hampstead
death date
1878-04-11
death place
Lichfield, Bishop's Palace Lichfield
LCCN Id
n/84/36441
NLA Id
36557827
title
First Bishop of New Zealand
venerated in
Anglican Communion

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