Michael Frederick Gear (27 November 1934 – 26 January 2018) was Suffragan Bishop of Doncaster.Crockfords, (London, Church House 1995)
Gear was educated at St John's College, Durham.‘GEAR, Rt Rev. Michael Frederick’, Who's Who 2012, A & C Black, 2012; online edition, Oxford University Press, December 2011 , accessed 9 July 2012 Ordained in 1961,National Archives-Gear's Curate's Licence he began his career with a curacy at Christ Church, BexleyheathDetails of Parish 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.Charity details
He died on 26 January 2018 at the age of 83.Obituary: The Rt Revd Michael Gear
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