Bev_Mason

Bev Mason

Bev Mason

Anglican bishop in England

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]

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Early life and education

Mason 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

Mason 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

On 24 July 2018, it was announced Mason would become 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 17 November 2018.[13] In the vacancy following Paul Bayes' retirement, Mason is also acting diocesan Bishop of Liverpool.[1]

References

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    "Bishop Paul announces retirement". Diocese of Liverpool. 1 July 2021. Archived from the original on 13 March 2022. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
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    "Bishop of Warrington Biography". Diocese of Liverpool. Archived from the original on 28 January 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
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    "Bishop of Warrington". Diocese of Liverpool. Archived from the original on 2 January 2022. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
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    Twitter profile — Bev Mason (Accessed 17 May 2022)
  5. [5]
    "Beverley Mason | The Diocese of Leeds". westyorkshiredales.anglican.org. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
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    '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
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    "Mason, Beverley Anne". Who's Who 2018. Oxford University Press. 1 December 2017. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U286273.
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    "Beverley Anne Mason". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  9. [9]
    "Bishop of Warrington Biography". Diocese of Liverpool. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  10. [10]
    "Campaigning vicar leaves Bingley for higher role". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
  11. [11]
    "Queen appoints new Suffragan Bishop of Warrington". GOV.UK. Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street. 24 July 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  12. [12]
    "Consecration of the new Bishop of Warrington". The Archbishop Of York. 18 October 2018. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  13. [13]
    "Ven Beverley Mason to be the next Bishop of Warrington". Diocese Of Liverpool. 24 July 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
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