Gerard Lander

{{Short description|Anglican bishop}}

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| birth_date = 14 August 1861

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| death_date = 14 November 1934

| death_place = King's Cross Station, London

| occupation = Bishop of Victoria, Hong Kong, Principal of St. Paul's College, Hong Kong

| nationality =British

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Gerard Heath LanderThe Times, 5 June 1907; p. 6; Issue 38351; col C University Intelligence June 4 (sometimes Gerald; sometimes Heath-Lander; 14 August 1861{{snd}}14 November 1934) was Anglican Bishop of Victoria, Hong Kong and the 7th Principal of St. Paul's College, Hong Kong.[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=004-p122&cid=-1#-1National Archives]

He was born on 14 August 1861,“Who was Who” 1897–1990 London, A & C Black 1991 {{ISBN|0-7136-3457-X}} the son of John Gerard Heath Lander of Bishops Offley Manor, Staffordshire, and Sarah, the daughter of Thomas Jones of Tibberton, Shropshire.{{cite book|title=Dod's peerage, baronetage, knightage, etc.|date=1920|page=861|url=https://archive.org/details/dodspeeragebaron02unse_12/page/n759/mode/2up}} He was educated at Newport, Shropshire, and at Trinity College, Cambridge.{{acad|id=LNDR880GH|name=Lander, Gerard Heath}} He was made deacon in Advent 1884 (21 December), by J. C. Ryle, Bishop of Liverpool, at St Peter's Pro-Cathedral, Liverpool;{{Church Times | title = Ordinations on Sunday last. | archive = 1884_12_24_1003 | issue = 1144 | date = 24 December 1884 | page = 1003 | accessed = 1 January 2022 }} and ordained priest in 1885;Ordinations. Liverpool The Times Thursday, Dec 24, 1885; pg. 3; Issue 31638; col B and initially served as a Curate at St Bride, Liverpool."The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory" London, Hamilton & Co 1889 He then held incumbencies at St Benedict, Everton; St Philip, Litherland;The Times, Thursday, Nov 26, 1896; pg. 8; Issue 35058; col C Ecclesiastical Intelligence and St Cyprian, Liverpool{{cite book | last=Malden Richard (ed) | author-link= | title= Crockford's Clerical Directory for 1920 (51st edn) | location= London | publisher= The Field Press| pages=883| year=1920 | isbn=}} before being appointed to the episcopate in 1907 as the fifth Bishop of Victoria, Hong KongEcclesiastical Intelligence The Times Monday, Jul 01, 1907; pg. 10; Issue 38373; col E a post he held for 13 years. He was consecrated a bishop on St Peter's Day 1907 (29 June), by Randall Davidson, Archbishop of Canterbury, at Lambeth Parish Church.{{Church Times | title = Church news: General | archive = 1907_07_05_010 | issue = 2319 | date = 5 July 1907 | page = 10 | accessed = 24 December 2021 }} He held the post of Principal of St. Paul's College, Hong Kong from 1906-1909, when he was succeeded by his to be son-in-law, the Rev. Arthur Dudley Stewart. By May 1920, he had "signified his intention of resigning his see [that] year";{{Church Times | title = The church overseas: Hong Kong | archive = 1920_05_07_456 | issue = 2989 | date = 7 May 1920 | page = 456 | accessed = 24 December 2021 }} he must have done so before his successor's consecration on 24 June.{{Church Times | title = Consecration of bishops | archive = 1920_07_02_020 | issue = 2997 | date = 2 July 1920 | page = 20 | accessed = 24 December 2021 }} On his return to England he was Vicar of Holy Trinity, New Barnet (until 1933); Archdeacon of Bedford (1933 onwards); and an Assistant Bishop of St Albans (1924{{Church Times | title = Church news: personal | archive = 1924_07_18_066 | issue = 3208 | date = 18 July 1924 | page = 66 | accessed = 24 December 2021 }} onwards). He died on 14 November 1934,The Times, Nov 15, 1934; pg. 19; Issue 46912; col B Obituary Bishop Lander collapsing suddenly at King's Cross Station.{{Church Times | title = Obituary. Sudden death of Bishop Lander. | archive = 1934_11_16_538 | issue = 3747 | date = 16 November 1934 | page = 538 | accessed = 1 January 2022 }}