Godfrey Philip Gower was the fifth
Bishop of New Westminster and
Metropolitan of British Columbia.
[1]
He was born on 5 December 1899,
[2] educated at
Imperial College, London and
St. John's College, University of Manitoba and
ordained in 1931.
[3] He then held
incumbencies in
Camrose,
Edmonton and
Vancouver. He was elected
Bishop of New Westminster in 1951
[4] and
Metropolitan of
British Columbia in 1968, retiring from both posts in 1971. He died on 23 August 1992.
[5]
Notes
- ^ Metropolitans of British Columbia
- ^ "Who was Who" 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
- ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory1940-41 Oxford, OUP,1941
- ^ Diocese of New Westminster: archbishops and bishops
- ^ Godfrey Philip Gower fonds.
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Godfrey Philip Gower was the fifth
Bishop of New Westminster and
Metropolitan of British Columbia.
[1]
He was born on 5 December 1899,
[2] educated at
Imperial College, London and
St. John's College, University of Manitoba and
ordained in 1931.
[3] He then held
incumbencies in
Camrose,
Edmonton and
Vancouver. He was elected
Bishop of New Westminster in 1951
[4] and
Metropolitan of
British Columbia in 1968, retiring from both posts in 1971. He died on 23 August 1992.
[5]
Notes
- ^ Metropolitans of British Columbia
- ^ "Who was Who" 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
- ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory1940-41 Oxford, OUP,1941
- ^ Diocese of New Westminster: archbishops and bishops
- ^ Godfrey Philip Gower fonds.
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