C. Shannon Mallory

The Right Reverend

Charles Shannon Mallory
The Right Reverend; Charles Shannon Mallory
Dallas, Texas, United States
Died	April 4, 2018 (aged 81); Monterey, California, United States
Parents	William Lee Mallory & Hazelle Wisdom
Spouse	; Armonda Lou Ober (m. 1955) ; Antonia Pallette (m. 1990)
Children	5
Previous post(s)	Bishop of Botswana (1972-1978); Assistant Bishop of Long Island (1978-1980)

Charles Shannon Mallory (September 9, 1936 – April 4, 2018), styled C. Shannon Mallory, was the inaugural

Gaborone in 1972; and afterwards inaugural Bishop of El Camino Real. ^[1]^[2]^[3]

Younger years, education and ordination and family

Charles Shannon Mallory was born September 9, 1936,in Texas to Hazel and William Lee Mallory. At a very young age his family moved to California and his childhood and school years were spent in Van Nuys, Los Angeles. He married his childhood sweetheart, Armonda Lou Mallory ("Mondi") on December 18, 1955, in St. Marks Episcopal Church, Van Nuys. Mallory graduated with a

Grahamstown, in 1971.^[2]

Southern Africa

Following ordination, Mallory served in

Kampala, Uganda, from 1971 to 1972, prior to his election as first Bishop of Botswana.^[2]

Inaugural Bishop of Botswana

Elected to head the new

Bishop of Mashonaland with the Bishops of Bloemfontein, Zululand, Matabeleland, Swaziland, and the Bishop Suffragan of Cape Town.^[2]

The new Diocese, formerly falling under the

De Beers gave generously. By 1977 building commenced, and the new Cathedral of Holy Cross was dedicated by Mallory as one of his last official functions as Bishop of Botswana on 26 November 1978. It was not before September 2004, however, that the diocese obtained a title deed to the land on which the cathedral stood and hence it was only in that year, under Theo Naledi, that the cathedral was finally consecrated.^[1]

Return to the USA

Mallory resigned from Botswana in 1978 and was, from 1979, Assisting Bishop in the

California in 1980 and installed on October 11, 1980.^[1]

Mallory served the diocese until his retirement in 1990.

In retirement

While Bishop Mallory's longtime interests and specializations had been in global affairs, and in multi cultural and multi religious practices, more recently he had been developing and teaching on ministry to the dying.[3]

Death

Bishop Mallory died on April 4, 2018, in Monterey, California.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Gaborone Cathedral history Archived 2012-05-10 at the Wayback Machine Accessed on 26 Nov 2012
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Crockford's Clerical Directory 1977-1979, page 652
^ ^a ^b Sacred Dying Archived 2012-01-18 at the Wayback Machine Accessed 26 Nov 2012

Church of England titles
Preceded by Inaugural appointment	Bishop of Botswana 1972–1978	Succeeded by Walter Khotso Makhulu

[holycross-1] Gaborone Cathedral history Archived 2012-05-10 at the Wayback Machine Accessed on 26 Nov 2012

[crockfords-2] Crockford's Clerical Directory 1977-1979, page 652

[sacreddying-3] Sacred Dying Archived 2012-01-18 at the Wayback Machine Accessed 26 Nov 2012

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