Beverley Mason
| The Venerable Beverley Mason | |
|---|---|
| Archdeacon of Richmond and Craven | |
| Church | Church of England |
| Diocese | Diocese of Leeds |
| In office | 2016 to present |
| Predecessor | Paul Slater |
| Other posts | Bishop-designate of Warrington (2018) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination |
2001 (deacon) 2003 (priest) |
| Consecration | 18 October 2018 (announced)[1] |
| Personal details | |
| Birth name | Beverley Anne Mason |
| Born | August 1960 (age 58) |
| Nationality | British |
| Denomination | Anglicanism |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Bristol |
Beverley Anne Mason (born August 1960) is a British Anglican priest. She has been Archdeacon of Richmond and Craven since 2016.[2][3] In July 2018, she was announced as the next Bishop of Warrington in the Diocese of Liverpool: she will be consecrated on 18 October and take up the post on 18 November 2018.[1]
Early life and education
Mason was born in Germany in August 1960.[4] She trained for ordained ministry at Trinity College, Bristol, an evangelical Anglican theological college.[5] During this time she also studied theology, and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 2000.[6] After a further year of training, she left theological college to be ordained.[7]
Ordained ministry
Mason was ordained in the Church of England as a deacon in 2001 and as a priest in 2003.[7] 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.[6][7] She was then Vicar of the Church of St John the Evangelist, Upper Norwood in the Diocese of Southwark from 2005 to 2012.[7][8] She was additionally Area Dean of Croydon North between 2010 and 2012.[7]
In 2012, Mason moved to Yorkshire, having been appointed Priest-in-Charge of Church of All Saints, Bingley in the Diocese of Bradford.[7][8] She was made Vicar of All Saints a year later.[7] 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.[9] She took up the appointment of archdeacon in 2016.[6]
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.[10] She will be consecrated as a bishop at York Minster by John Sentamu, Archbishop of York, on 18 October 2018, and she will be officially welcomed into the diocese during a service at Liverpool Cathedral on 17 November 2018.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 "Ven Beverley Mason to be the next Bishop of Warrington". Diocese Of Liverpool. 24 July 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
- ↑ "Beverley Mason | The Diocese of Leeds". westyorkshiredales.anglican.org. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
- ↑ "Beverley Anne Mason". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
- ↑ "Beverley Anne MASON - Personal Appointments (free information from Companies House)". beta.companieshouse.gov.uk. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
- ↑ 'MASON, Ven. 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
- 1 2 3 "Mason, Ven. Beverley Anne". Who's Who 2018. Oxford University Press. 1 December 2017. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U286273. Missing or empty
|url=(help) - 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Beverley Anne Mason". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
- 1 2 "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.