Henry Baines

Henry Wolfe Baines (2 February 1905 – 29 November 1972) was an Anglican bishop.

Early life Baines was born in 1905 in Kingston, Surrey, the son of Talbot Baines and his wife Agnes (née Talbot). He was educated at St George's School, Windsor Castle, Repton School and Balliol College, Oxford. He was then a travelling secretary for the Student Christian Movement (1927–1929). From 1934 he was chaplain of St. John's Cathedral, Hong Kong, then Vicar of St Nicholas' Church, Radford, Coventry (1938–1941) and finally, before his ordination to the episcopate, the Rector of St Andrew's Church, Rugby (1941–1949) and Rural Dean of Rugby (1947–1949). In 1949 he became Bishop of Singapore. He was consecrated bishop on 29 June 1949, by Geoffrey Fisher, Archbishop of Canterbury, at St Paul's Cathedral (London, UK). In 1960 he was translated to be the Bishop of Wellington; he died in office.