John Bowers (bishop)

John Phillips Allcot Bowers (15 May 1854 – 6 January 1926) was Bishop of Thetford in the Church of England in 1903–1926.^[1]

John Bowers was born in Portsea, Portsmouth, Hampshire, and educated at Magdalen School and St John's College, Cambridge.^[2] His first post after ordination was as a Curate at Coggeshall.^[3] From 1882 to 1903 he was Domestic Chaplain to the Bishop of Gloucester and went on to be Diocesan Missioner and a Residentiary Canon at Gloucester Cathedral (1890–1902).^[4] In January 1902, he was appointed Archdeacon of Gloucester^[5]^[6] before his appointment as Bishop of Thetford and Archdeacon of Lynn in 1903 which refers to Kings Lynn.

A prominent Freemason,^[7] he died in Norwich.

References

^ “Who was Who” 1897–1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
^ "Bowers, John Phillips Allcot or Allcott (BWRS873JP)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
^ Malden Richard (ed) (1920). Crockford's Clerical Directory for 1920 (51st edn). London: The Field Press. p. 1482.
^ "The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory" London, John Phillips, 1900
^ "Ecclesiastical intelligence". The Times. No. 36668. London. 18 January 1902. p. 10.
^ Gloucester City Deeds
^ 'The Bishop Of Thetford', The Times, Thursday, Jan 7, 1926; pg. 14; Issue 44163; col B

Church of England titles
Preceded by Arthur Lloyd	Bishop of Thetford 1903–1926	Vacant Title next held by John Woodhouse

v t e Archdeacons of Gloucester
High Medieval	Thurstinus Robert Gervase Richard (I) Matthew William of Northall Robert de Inglesham Richard (II) John de Gray William de Verdun Maurice de Arundel William Lupus Thomas Hugh de Cantilupe Robert de Fangfoss John of Capévreux
Late Medieval	Walter de Burdon William de Birstone Nicholas de Hungate Hugh de Statherne Joceus de Kinebauton John de Uske Roger de Breynton Richard de Ledbury Thomas de Stratford Roger Peres William de Thirsford Nicholas Geyell Richard Winchcombe Nicholas Herbury Philip Polton John Kingscote John Segden Robert Morton John Dunmoe John de Gigliis
Early modern	Geoffrey Blythe Thomas Ruthall Peter Carmelian John Bell Nicholas Wotton John Williams Guy Etton George Savage Robert Hill Samuel Burton Hugh Robinson John Middleton Edward Pope John Gregory Thomas Hyde Robert Parsons Nathaniel Lye William Geekie Richard Hurd James Webster
Late modern	Timothy Stonhouse Vigor Thomas Rudge John Timbrill Sir George Prevost John Sheringham John Bowers Edward Scobell Walter Hobhouse Charles Ridsdale Austin Hodson Walter Wardle Chris Wagstaff Geoffrey Sidaway Jackie Searle Hilary Dawson (announced)

v t e Bishops of Thetford
for the ancient diocesan bishops, see Bishop of Norwich
John Salisbury Arthur Lloyd John Bowers John Woodhouse Martin Leonard Eric Cordingly Hugh Blackburne Timothy Dudley-Smith Hugo de Waal David Atkinson Alan Winton Ian Bishop

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