Bev Mason
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 63) |
| Nationality | British |
| Denomination | Anglicanism |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Bristol |
Beverley Anne Mason (called Bev)Diocese of Liverpool. She was the Archdeacon of Richmond and Craven in the Diocese of Leeds from 2016 to 2018.[5]
Early life and education
Mason was born in
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
Mason was
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
On 24 July 2018, it was announced Mason would become the next
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 17 November 2018.[13] In the vacancy following Paul Bayes' retirement, Mason is also acting diocesan Bishop of Liverpool.[1]
References
- ^ 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.
- 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
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- ^ 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.