Gerard Lander

Who was Gerard Lander?

Gerard Heath Lander was an Anglican bishop.

He was born on 14 August 1861 and educated at Trinity College, Cambridge. He was ordained in 1885 and initially served as a Curate at St Bride, Liverpool. He then held incumbencies at St Benedict, Everton, St Philip, Litherland and St Cyprian, Liverpool before being elevated to the Episcopate in 1907 as the fifth Bishop of Victoria, Hong Kong, a post he held for 13 years. On his return to England he was Vicar of Holy Trinity, New Barnet, Archdeacon of Bedford and an assistant bishop in the Diocese of St Albans until his retirement in 1933. He died on 14 November 1934.