Bev Mason
Bev Mason | |
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Bishop of Warrington (on leave) | |
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 64) |
Nationality | British |
Denomination | Anglicanism |
Alma mater | Trinity College, Bristol |
Beverley Anne Mason (called Bev;[1][2][3][4] born August 1960) is a British Anglican priest who was appointed Bishop of Warrington, a suffragan bishop in the Diocese of Liverpool, in 2018. She was the Archdeacon of Richmond and Craven in the Diocese of Leeds from 2016 to 2018.[5]
Early life and education
[edit]Mason was born in August 1960,[6] in Germany. She trained for ordained ministry at Trinity College, Bristol, an evangelical Anglican theological college.[7] During this time, she also studied theology and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 2000.[8] After a further year of training, she left theological college to be ordained.[9]
Ordained ministry
[edit]Mason was ordained in the Church of England as a deacon in 2001 and as a priest in 2003.[9] 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.[8][9] She was then Vicar of the Church of St John the Evangelist, Upper Norwood in the Diocese of Southwark from 2005 to 2012.[9][2] She was additionally Area Dean of Croydon North between 2010 and 2012.[9]
In 2012, Mason moved to Yorkshire, having been appointed Priest-in-Charge of Church of All Saints, Bingley in the Diocese of Bradford.[9][10] She was made Vicar of All Saints a year later.[9] 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.[11] She took up the appointment of archdeacon in 2016.[8]
Episcopal ministry
[edit]On 24 July 2018, Mason was announced as the next Bishop of Warrington, a suffragan bishop in the Diocese of Liverpool.[12] She was consecrated as a bishop at York Minster by John Sentamu, Archbishop of York, on 18 October 2018.[13] She was officially welcomed into the diocese during a service at Liverpool Cathedral on 17 November 2018.[14] In the vacancy following Paul Bayes' retirement, Mason became acting diocesan Bishop of Liverpool.[1]
In April 2024, it was stated that she was away from the diocese and not carrying out any engagements, for reasons not thought related to her health.[15] In January 2025, it was made public that John Perumbalath, Bishop of Liverpool, had been accused by one woman of sexual assault and by a female bishop of sexual harassment,[16] and he eventually resigned. Mason then stated in a pastoral letter to the Diocese of Liverpool that she was the female bishop in question.[17][18][19]
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ "Beverley Anne MASON personal appointments". company-information.service.gov.uk. Companies House. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
- ^ '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
- ^ a b c "Mason, Beverley Anne". Who's Who 2018. Oxford University Press. 1 December 2017. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U286273.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "UK news in brief". Church Times. 5 April 2024. Archived from the original on 18 May 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
- ^ Cathy Newman (29 January 2025). "Exclusive: Church Abuse Scandal: Bishop accuses bishop of sexual harassment". Channel 4 News. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
- ^ Madeleine Davies [@MadsDavies] (30 January 2025). "The Bishop of Warrington, the Rt Revd Bev Mason, has written a pastoral letter stating that she is the woman bishop who raised concerns about the Bishop of Liverpool. [Image]" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Eastham, Janet (30 January 2025). "Bishop of Warrington made sexual harassment claim against Bishop of Liverpool". The Telegraph. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
- ^ "Bishop of Warrington breaks silence over Perumbalath allegations". Church Times. 30 January 2025. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 30 January 2025.