Brian Gregory Mascord (born 30 January 1959) is an Australian bishop. He is the fifth bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wollongong.[1]
The Most Reverend Brian Mascord | |
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| 5th Roman Catholic Bishop of Wollongong | |
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| Church | St Francis Xavier's Cathedral, Wollongong |
| Archdiocese | Sydney |
| Province | New South Wales |
| Diocese | Wollongong |
| Appointed | 30 November 2017 |
| Installed | 22 February 2018 |
| Predecessor | Peter William Ingham |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 31 October 1992 by Leo Clarke |
| Consecration | 22 February 2018 by Anthony Fisher, Peter Ingham, William Wright |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Brian Gregory Mascord 30 January 1959 Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic Church |
| Occupation | Roman Catholic bishop |
| Profession | priest |
| Alma mater | St Patrick's Seminary, Manly |
| Motto | "For all things give thanks" |
Mascord was born in Newcastle, New South Wales. He is the son of Ron Mascord and Margaret Callinan. He was educated at St Joseph's Catholic School in Charlestown and St Pius X College in Adamstown.[2]
Before entering St. Patrick's Seminary in Manly, Mascord earned a diploma of teaching at the Catholic College of Education (now part of the Australian Catholic University) in Castle Hill, spending six years teaching in a Catholic primary school. He was ordained on 31 October 1992 at Sacred Heart Church in Hamilton.[3] He then worked in a parish in pastoral care before becoming pastor of the parish of St Mary MacKillop in Charlestown, New South Wales, director of the pastoral ministry in the Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle and a member of the diocesan committee for the liturgy. Since 2013, Mascord was also vicar general of the Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle.[4]
On 30 November 2017, Pope Francis appointed him Bishop of Wollongong.[5]
Consecration
editMascord was consecrated as a bishop on 22 February 2018, at the WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong. His principal consecrator was Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP, Archbishop of Sydney, while the principal co-consecrators were Bishop Peter Ingham, Bishop Emeritus of Wollongong, and Bishop William Wright, Bishop of Maitland-Newcastle.[6]
References
edit- ^ Catholic Hierarchy website, accessed 2 December 2017.
- ^ Ordination booklet, 22 February 2018, Diocese of Wollongong.
- ^ "Pope Francis names Fr Brian Mascord fifth Bishop of Wollongong". Australian Catholic Bishops Conference. 30 November 2017. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
- ^ Illawarra Mercury, 1 December 2017.
- ^ Newcastle Herald 1 December 2017
- ^ Catholic Hierarchy website, Accessed 21 January 201.