| Honorific-Prefix: | The Rt Revd |
| Michael Gear | |
| Honorific-Suffix: | BA DipTh |
| Bishop of Doncaster | |
| Diocese: | Diocese of Sheffield |
| Term: | 1993–1999 |
| Predecessor: | William Persson |
| Successor: | Cyril Ashton |
| Other Post: | Honorary assistant bishop in Canterbury (2000–2018) and in Rochester (1999–2018) |
| Ordination: | 1961 (deacon); (priest) |
| Consecration: | 1993 |
| Birth Date: | 27 November 1934 |
| Religion: | Anglican |
| Parents: | Frederick & Lillian |
| Spouse: | Daphne Earl (m. 1961) |
| Children: | 2 daughters |
| Alma Mater: | St John's College, Durham |
Michael Frederick Gear (27 November 1934 - 26 January 2018) was Suffragan Bishop of Doncaster.[1]
Gear was educated at St John's College, Durham.[2] Ordained in 1961,[3] he began his career with a curacy at Christ Church, Bexleyheath[4] was then Vicar of St Andrew, Clubmore, Liverpool; Rector of Avondale, Harare; Rural Dean of Macclesfield; and finally, before his elevation to the episcopate, Archdeacon of Chester. Since retiring to Maidstone Bishop Michael continued to serve the church as an assistant bishop within Canterbury diocese and a trustee of a charity for Zimbabwean street children.[5]
He died on 26 January 2018 at the age of 83.[6]