OBITUARY
DEAN BOWERS (United Press Association) CHRISTCHURCH, October 22. The death has occurred of Dean Henry George Bowers of the Roman Catholic Cathedral at the age of 77 years, after being 52 years in the priesthood. , , , Born in Tipperary, Ireland, he was ordained at All Hallows College, Dublin. He arrived in New Zealand in 1886. He was first stationed at St. Leo’s College, now St. Bede’s. He 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. Since then he had assisted the Bishop in his administrative work, acting as vicar-general. A brilliant student, Dean Bowers topped the examination lists three times while 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 He enjoyed mechanics as a hobby, and when horses were superseded by motors he enjoyed driving.
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Southland Times, Issue 23647, 24 October 1938, Page 8
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171OBITUARY Southland Times, Issue 23647, 24 October 1938, Page 8
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