Godfrey Gower

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 appointed 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]

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Anglican Communion titles
Preceded by Sir Francis Heathcote	Bishop of New Westminster 1951–1971	Succeeded by David Somerville
Preceded by Harold Sexton	Metropolitan of British Columbia 1968 –1971	Succeeded by Ralph Dean

Anglican Bishops of New Westminster

Acton Sillitoe John Dart Adam de Pencier Sir Francis Heathcote Godfrey Gower David Somerville Douglas Hambidge Michael Ingham Melissa Skelton

Metropolitans of British Columbia

Frederick Du Vernet Adam de Pencier Walter Adams Harold Sexton Godfrey Gower Ralph Dean John Frame (Acting) David Somerville Douglas Hambidge David Crawley Terry Buckle John Privett

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