| Intro | Bishop of George; first South African Anglican bishop |
| A.K.A. | Henry Bindley Sidwell |
| Is | Priest |
| From | South Africa |
| Type | Religion |
| Gender | male |
| Death |
31 August 1936 |
Henry Bindley Sidwell (1857 – 31 August 1936) was the first Bishop of George, the first South African-born bishop to head a diocese.
He was born in Grahamstown and educated at the University of the Cape of Good Hope. Ordained in 1889 he began his career with a curacy in Johannesburg after which he was rector of Middleburg and then Archdeacon of Pretoria before his appointment to the episcopate. He died in post on 31 August 1936.
Publications
- The Story of South Africa: an Outline of South African History. JC Juta & Company. 1891.
- The Work of the Church Among the White Settlers of South Africa. Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. 1908.