Beverley Anne Mason (called Bev)[1][2][3][4] is a British Anglican bishop. Since 2018, she has served as the Bishop of Warrington, a suffragan bishop in the Diocese of Liverpool. She was the Archdeacon of Richmond and Craven in the Diocese of Leeds from 2016 to 2018.[5]
Bev Mason | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Warrington | |
| Church | Church of England |
| Diocese | Diocese of Liverpool |
| In office | 2018 to present |
| Predecessor | Richard Blackburn |
| Other post(s) | Archdeacon of Richmond and Craven (2016–2018) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 2001 (deacon) 2003 (priest) |
| Consecration | 18 October 2018 by John Sentamu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Beverley Anne Mason August 1960 (age 64) |
| Nationality | British |
| Denomination | Anglicanism |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Bristol |
Early life and education
editMason was born in Germany. She trained for ordained ministry at Trinity College, Bristol, an evangelical Anglican theological college.[6] During this time, she also studied theology and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 2000.[7] After a further year of training, she left theological college to be ordained.[8]
Ordained ministry
editMason was ordained in the Church of England as a deacon in 2001 and as a priest in 2003.[8] She served curacies at St Paul's Church, Rusthall (2001 to 2002) and St Margaret's Church, Rainham (2002 to 2005) in the Diocese of Rochester.[7][8] She was then Vicar of the Church of St John the Evangelist, Upper Norwood in the Diocese of Southwark from 2005 to 2012.[8][2] She was additionally Area Dean of Croydon North between 2010 and 2012.[8]
In 2012, Mason moved to Yorkshire, having been appointed Priest-in-Charge of Church of All Saints, Bingley in the Diocese of Bradford.[8][9] She was made Vicar of All Saints a year later.[8] She was announced as the next Archdeacon of Richmond and Craven of the Diocese of Leeds in September 2015, and left All Saints at the end of 2015.[10] She took up the appointment of archdeacon in 2016.[7]
Episcopal ministry
editOn 24 July 2018, Mason was announced as the next Bishop of Warrington, a suffragan bishop in the Diocese of Liverpool.[11] She was consecrated as a bishop at York Minster by John Sentamu, Archbishop of York, on 18 October 2018.[12] She was officially welcomed into the diocese during a service at Liverpool Cathedral on November 17, 2018.[13] In the vacancy following Paul Bayes' retirement, Mason became acting diocesan Bishop of Liverpool.[1]
References
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- ^ a b "Bishop Paul announces retirement". Diocese of Liverpool. 1 July 2021. Archived from the original on 13 March 2022. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
- ^ a b "Bishop of Warrington Biography". Diocese of Liverpool. Archived from the original on 28 January 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
- ^ "Bishop of Warrington". Diocese of Liverpool. Archived from the original on 2 January 2022. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
- ^ Twitter profile — Bev Mason (Accessed 17 May 2022)
- ^ "Beverley Mason | The Diocese of Leeds". westyorkshiredales.anglican.org. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
- ^ 'MASON, Beverley Anne', Who's Who 2017, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2017; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2016; online edn, November 2016 accessed 27 September 2017
- ^ a b c "Mason, Beverley Anne". Who's Who 2018. Oxford University Press. 1 December 2017. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U286273.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Beverley Anne Mason". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
- ^ "Bishop of Warrington Biography". Diocese of Liverpool. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
- ^ "Campaigning vicar leaves Bingley for higher role". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
- ^ "Queen appoints new Suffragan Bishop of Warrington". GOV.UK. Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street. 24 July 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
- ^ "Consecration of the new Bishop of Warrington". The Archbishop Of York. 18 October 2018. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
- ^ "Ven Beverley Mason to be the next Bishop of Warrington". Diocese Of Liverpool. 24 July 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2018.