Dale Bowers

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Dale Bowers
Bishop of Saint Helena
Church Anglican Church of Southern Africa
Diocese Saint Helena
Installed2018
Predecessor Richard Fenwick
Orders
ConsecrationNovember 2018
by  Thabo Makgoba
Personal details
BornSaint Helena

Dale Bowers is the Anglican Bishop of Saint Helena.

Bowers was consecrated a bishop by Thabo Makgoba (Archbishop of Cape Town), Stephen Diseko (Bishop of Matlosane), and Allan Kannemeyer (Bishop of Pretoria). His consecration at St Paul's Cathedral in 2018 was the first to be held on the island, made more practical by the opening of Saint Helena Airport in 2016. Bowers is the second Bishop of St Helena to have be born on the island. [1]

Before becoming bishop, Bowers was vicar of Jamestown in St Helena. [2]

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References

  1. "New Bishop of St Helena is the first to be consecrated on the remote South Atlantic island". Anglican Communion News Service. 6 December 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  2. "Consecration & Installation of Bishop Dale Bowers of St Helena". Anglican Church of Southern Africa . 16 November 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
Anglican Communion titles
Preceded by
Richard Fenwick
Bishop of St Helena
2018
Incumbent