Story: Selwyn, George Augustus

Five Anglican bishops, photographed probably in the early 1860s

A group of ministers in front of a tree, one seated and the rest standing.

Pioneering bishops of the Anglican church in New Zealand were George Augustus Selwyn, Henry John Chitty Harper, Charles John Abraham, and John Coleridge Patteson (standing, from left) and William Williams (seated, front).

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How to cite this page:

Warren E. Limbrick. 'Selwyn, George Augustus', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 1990. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/1s5/selwyn-george-augustus (accessed 29 March 2024)