George Smith (bishop of Victoria)

George Smith
Bishop of Victoria
DioceseVictoria (Hong Kong)
In office1849–1865 (retired)
SuccessorCharles Alford
Other post(s)Warden, St Paul's Missionary College, Hong Kong
Orders
Ordination1839 (deacon); 1840 (priest)
Consecration29 May 1849
by John Bird Sumner
Personal details
Born(1815-06-19)19 June 1815
Wellington, Somerset, Great Britain
Died14 December 1871(1871-12-14) (aged 56)
Blackheath, Kent, Great Britain
DenominationAnglican

George Smith (Chinese: 施美夫; 19 June 1815 – 14 December 1871) was a missionary in China and the Bishop of Victoria (the Anglican bishop in Hong Kong) from 1849 to 1865, the first of this newly established diocese.


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