John Richardson Selwyn
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John Richardson Selwyn (1844-1898) was the second Bishop of Melanesia, serving from 1877 to 1892. He was the son of Sarah Richardson and George Augustus Selwyn, first Bishop of New Zealand. He made significant financial contributions along with others to the construction of the Southern Cross (ship).
Selwyn is listed in the Calendar of saints (Church of the Province of Melanesia).
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- Love in Self-Sacrifice, by B.T. Dudley (1877) sermon at Selwyn's consecration
- Foreign Missions, by John Richardson Selwyn
- Foreign Service Order: A Paper Read at the Church Congress, Shrewsbury, October 8, 1896, by J.R. Selwyn
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| Preceded by John Coleridge Patteson |
Bishop of Melanesia 1877-1892 |
Succeeded by Cecil Wilson |
