Eric Austin Gowing (11 March 1913 - 3 June 1981) was the seventh Anglican Bishop of Auckland whose Episcopate spanned a long period during the second half of the 20th century. Born in Sydney he was educated at North Sydney High School and the universities of Sydney and Oxford,[1] before embarking on an ecclesiastical career with a Curacy at St Mary, Deane Stafford.[2] After an incumbency at St Peter, Norbiton,[3] he emigrated to New Zealand in 1950 where he was Vicar of Merivale and Archdeacon of Christchurch before elevation to the Episcopal See of Auckland in 1960. A quiet, gentle, genial person[4] he was one of the last bishops to wear the traditional frock coat, hose and gaiters.[5]
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| Preceded by William John Simkin |
Bishop of Auckland, NZ 1960–1978 |
Succeeded by Paul Reeves |
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