John Selwyn (bishop)
John Richardson Selwyn | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Melanesia | |
Bishop John Selwyn | |
| Church | Church of England |
| Diocese | Melanesia |
| Appointed | 18 February 1877 |
| Predecessor | John Patteson |
| Successor | Cecil Wilson |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1869 by George Augustus Selwyn (his father) |
| Consecration | 18 February 1877 by |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 May 1844 Waimate North, New Zealand |
| Died | 12 February 1898 (aged 53) Pau, France |
| Parents | George Augustus Selwyn and Sarah Harriet (née Richardson) |
| Spouse | Clara Long Innes
(m. 1872; died 1877)Anne Catherine Mort (m. 1885) |
| Education | Eton College |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
John Richardson Selwyn (20 May 1844 – 12 February 1898) was an Anglican priest who became the second Bishop of Melanesia and then the second Master of Selwyn College, Cambridge.