DEAN BOWERS
The death has occurred of Dean Henry George Bowers, of the Roman Catholic Cathedral, at the age of 77, after being fifty-two years in the priesthood, states a message from Christchurch, Dean Bowers was born at Tipperary, Ireland, yand ordained at All Hallows College, Dublin, He arrived in New Zealand in 1886, and was first stationed at St.. Leo's College (now St. Bede's), and became Diocesan examiner of • Catholic schools. He was then sent to Arahura, on the West Coast, from where he went to Geraldine. In 1921 he came to Christchurch as assistant to Bishop Brodie, and since then he had assisted the Bishop in administrative work, acting as vicargeneral. A brilliant student. Dean Bowers topped the examination lists three times while he was studying in Ireland. While on the West Coast and in South Canterbury Dean Bowers was an enthusiastic and capable horseman, riding many miles in the course of his duties. He enjoyed mechanics as a hobby and when horses were superseded by motors he enjoyed driving,
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Evening Post, Volume CXXVI, Issue 98, 22 October 1938, Page 11
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