James Philip Mason (born 1954) is a retired vicar in the Church of England and a former bishop in the Church of the Province of Melanesia.
James Mason | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Hanuato'o | |
| Church | Church of the Province of Melanesia |
| Diocese | Diocese of Hanuato'o |
| In office | 1991–2004 |
| Successor | Jonnie Kuper |
| Other post(s) | Priest-in-charge of St Maurice, Plympton (2005–2016) Honorary assistant bishop, Diocese of Exeter (2007–2016) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1981 (deacon); 1982 (priest) |
| Consecration | 1991 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1954 (age 69–70) |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Alma mater | Solomon Islands College of Higher Education Bishop Patteson Theological College |
Having graduated from the Solomon Islands College of Higher Education, he trained for the ministry at Bishop Patteson Theological College, and was ordained a deacon in 1981 and a priest in 1982. He served as curate of St Barnabas Cathedral, Honiara, 1981–1982, before becoming Secretary to John Selwyn, Archbishop of Melanesia (1983–1986), and returning to Bishop Patteson as a lecturer in 1987.[1]
Mason then returned to St Barnabas Cathedral as dean from 1988 until his appointment as the first diocesan bishop of Hanuato'o in 1991.[1] To that See he was consecrated and installed on 19 June 1991.[2] He resigned his See in 2004 and moved to the United Kingdom in 2005, becoming priest-in-charge of St Maurice, Plympton; and later being licensed an honorary assistant bishop, Diocese of Exeter in 2007.[1] He resigned both posts effective 29 June 2014.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c "James Philip Mason". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ^ List of small publications in the Archives of the Anglican Church of Melanesia (in the National Archives of Solomon Islands) p. 17. (Accessed 30 August 2016)
- ^ "Resignations and retirements". Church Times. No. 7885. 2 May 2014. p. 41. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 7 November 2016 – via UK Press Online archives.