Henry Baines (bishop)

Henry Wolfe Baines (2 February 1905 – 29 November 1972) was an Anglican bishop.[1]

For the botanist, see Henry Baines (botanist).

Early life

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
  1. Bishop Baines Obituary The Times, 2 December 1972; pg. 16; Issue 58647; col G
  2. 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)
  3. "Who was Who" 1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
  4. Church website
  5. Blain Biographical Directory of Anglican Clergy
  6. Bishop of Singapore Consecration in St. Paul's (News), The Times, 30 June 1949; pg. 7; Issue 51421; col C


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