Michael Gear BA DipTh | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Doncaster | |
| Diocese | Diocese of Sheffield |
| In office | 1993–1999 |
| Predecessor | William Persson |
| Successor | Cyril Ashton |
| Other post(s) | Honorary assistant bishop in Canterbury (2000–2018) and in Rochester (1999–2018) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1961 (deacon); c. 1962 (priest) |
| Consecration | 1993 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 November 1934 |
| Died | 26 January 2018 (aged 83) |
| Denomination | 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]