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Stephen Sidebotham

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Stephen Francis Sidebotham (Chinese: 薛本德, 31 May 1935 – 10 July 2021) was Dean of Hong Kong[1] from 1976 until 1982; and then again from 2003 to 2005.[2]

He was educated at Queens' College, Cambridge and ordained in 1961.[3] After curacies in Southampton and Hong Kong he was Vicar of Christ Church, Kowloon before his first spell as Dean; and Rector of Gravesend between his first and second spell. Sidebotham died on 10 July 2021, at the age of 86.[4]

References

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  1. ^ St John's Cathedral web-site
  2. ^ "Imperial to International: A History of St John's Cathedral Hong Kong" Wolfendale,S p283: Hong Kong Hong Kong University Press, 2013 ISBN 978-988-8139-87-3
  3. ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1980-82 p928: Oxford, OUP, 1983 ISBN 0192000101
  4. ^ "Obituary: Canon Stephen Sidebotham". www.churchtimes.co.uk. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
Church of England titles
Preceded by Dean of Hong Kong
1976–1982
Succeeded by
Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui titles
Preceded by Dean of Hong Kong
2003–2005
Succeeded by