Proctor Swaby

The Rt Rev William Proctor Swaby DD FRGS (known as Proctor;^[1] 1844–16 November 1916)^[2] was a Colonial Anglican Bishop from 1893^[3] until 1916.

Born in Tetney^[4], Swaby was educated at Durham University^[5] and ordained in 1868.^[6] He held incumbencies at Castletown^[7] and Milfield before elevation to the Episcopate^[8] as Bishop of Guyana.^[9] Translated to Barbados in 1900, he died in post.

Notes

^ Ancestry UK – Secrets of Hylton Castle
^ Deaths The Times Tuesday, Nov 21, 1916; pg. 1; Issue 41330; col A
^ St George’s Cathedral web-site
^ Tetney Church Community Project
^ "Who was Who" 1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 071363457X
^ "The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory" London, Hamilton & Co 1889
^ The Times, Thursday, Feb 11, 1875; pg. 7; Issue 28236; col G Ecclesiastical Appointments
^ Land of six peoples
^ University of Alberta

Anglican Communion titles
Preceded by William Piercy Austin	Bishop of Guyana 1893– 1900	Succeeded by Edward Archibald Parry
Preceded by Herbert Bree	Bishop of Barbados 1900 – 1916	Succeeded by Alfred Pakenham Berkeley

Bishops of Guyana

William Austin • Proctor Swaby • Edward Parry • Oswald Parry • Alan Knight • Randolph George • Cornell Moss

Bishops of Barbados

William Coleridge • Thomas Parry • John Mitchinson • Herbert Bree • Proctor Swaby • Alfred Berkeley • David Bentley • James Hughes • Gay Mandeville • Lewis Evans • Drexel Gomez • Rufus Brome • John Holder

Persondata
Name	Swaby, Proctor
Alternative names
Short description	Bishop of Guyana; Bishop of Barbados
Date of birth	1844
Place of birth
Date of death	16 November 1916
Place of death