George Selwyn (Bishop of New Zealand)

The Right Reverend George Selwyn
Bishop of Lichfield
Church	Church of England
Diocese	Diocese of Lichfield
In office	1868 to 1878
Predecessor	John Lonsdale
Successor	William Maclagan
Other post(s)	Bishop of New Zealand (1841–1868) Primate of New Zealand (1858–1868)
Orders
Ordination	1833 (deacon) 1834 (priest)
Consecration	17 October 1841
Personal details
Born	5 April 1809 Church Row, Hampstead, England
Died	11 April 1878(1878-04-11) (aged 69) Bishop's Palace, Lichfield, England
Nationality	English
Denomination	Anglican
Spouse	Sarah Harriet Richardson ​ ​ (m. 1839)​
Children	2 including John Selwyn
Education	Eton College
Alma mater	St John's College, Cambridge
Sainthood
Feast day	11 April
Venerated in	Anglican Communion
Patronage	Selwyn College, Cambridge

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 1869. His diocese was then subdivided and Selwyn was Metropolitan (later called Primate) of New Zealand from 1858 to 1868. Returning to Britain, Selwyn served as Bishop of Lichfield from 1868 to 1878.^[1]

After his death, Selwyn College, Cambridge and Selwyn College, Otago were founded to honour his life and contribution to scholarship and the church. The colleges and other educational facilities uphold the legacy of the bishop.