Gerard Trower was an Anglican bishop

Bishop

A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...

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Trower was born in Hook, Yorkshire

Hook, East Riding of Yorkshire

Hook is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately north east of Goole town centre and lies on the west bank of the River Ouse.According to the 2001 UK census, Hook parish had a population of 1,141....

 and educated at Merchant Taylors' School, Northwood

Merchant Taylors' School, Northwood

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 and Keble College, Oxford

Keble College, Oxford

Keble College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. Its main buildings are on Parks Road, opposite the University Museum and the University Parks. The college is bordered to the north by Keble Road, to the south by Museum Road, and to the west by Blackhall...

. He was ordained in 1888 and his first position was as a curate

Curate

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 in Birmingham

Birmingham

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. He then emigrated to Australia

Australia

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 where he became Rector

Rector

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 of Christ Church St. Laurence

Christ Church St. Laurence

Christ Church St Laurence is an Anglican church in the Diocese of Sydney, Australia. The church is located at Railway Square on George Street, Sydney, near Central Station.-History and description:...

 in Sydney

Sydney

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. When he left, in 1901, for the Nyasaland

Nyasaland

Nyasaland or the Nyasaland Protectorate, was a British protectorate located in Africa, which was established in 1907 when the former British Central Africa Protectorate changed its name. Since 1964, it has been known as Malawi....

 bishopric

Diocese

A diocese is the district or see under the supervision of a bishop. It is divided into parishes.An archdiocese is more significant than a diocese. An archdiocese is presided over by an archbishop whose see may have or had importance due to size or historical significance...

, his parishioners gave him a gold cross. He was translated

Translation (ecclesiastical)

Translation is the technical term when a Bishop is transferred from one diocese to another.This can be* From Suffragan Bishop status to Diocesan Bishop*From Coadjutor bishop to Diocesan Bishop*From one country's Episcopate to another...

 to the new Diocese of North West Australia

Anglican Diocese of North West Australia

The Anglican Diocese of North West Australia is a diocese of the Anglican Church of Australia, it covers an area of Western Australia north of Perth and is geographically, the largest Anglican diocese in Australia and one of the largest geographically, in the world. The cathedral church of the...

 a decade later. After 17 years in this position he retired to Chale, Isle of Wight

Chale, Isle of Wight

Chale is a village and civil parish on the Isle of Wight, England. It is located three kilometres from Niton in the south of the island in the area known as the Back of the Wight . The village of Chale lies at the foot of St. Catherine's Down.-History:...

, where he died in 1928.