John Bowers (bishop) explained

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. His first post after ordination was as a Curate at Coggeshall.^[2] 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).^[3] In January 1902, he was appointed Archdeacon of Gloucester^{[4] [5]} before his appointment as Bishop of Thetford and Archdeacon of Lynn in 1903 which refers to Kings Lynn.

A prominent Freemason,^[6] he died in Norwich.

Notes and References

1. [Who's Who|“Who was Who”]
2. Book: [[Richard Malden|Malden Richard (ed)]] . Crockford's Clerical Directory for 1920 (51st edn) . London . The Field Press. 1482. 1920 .
3. "The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory" London, John Phillips, 1900
4. Ecclesiastical intelligence . 18 January 1902 . 10 . 36668.
5. http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/A2A/records.aspx?cat=040-d3117b_1-2_1&cid=-1&Gsm=2008-06-18#-1 Gloucester City Deeds
6. 'The Bishop Of Thetford', The Times, Thursday, Jan 7, 1926; pg. 14; Issue 44163; col B