Ken Mason (bishop)
Kenneth Bruce "Ken" Mason AM[1] (September 4, 1928 - December 20, 2018) was an Anglican bishop in Australia.
Ken Mason | |
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| Bishop | |
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| Church | Church of England |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 1968 by Archbishop Philip Nigel Warrington Strong KBE |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 4, 1928 Ashfield, Sydney, Australia |
| Died | December 20, 2018 (aged 90) Sydney, Australia |
| Buried | St James' Church, Sydney |
| Denomination | Anglican |
Mason was educated at the University of Queensland[2] and ordained in 1953.[3] His first position was as a curate at Gilgandra. He then held incumbencies at Darwin and Alice Springs. From 1965 to 1968 he was Dean of Trinity College, Melbourne. As a professed member of the Brotherhood of the Good Shepherd, Mason was known as "Brother Aiden" until his consecration as a bishop. On 24 February 1968, at St John's Cathedral (Brisbane),[4] he was consecrated to the episcopate to serve as the Bishop of the Northern Territory,[5] a position he held until 1983. From 1983 to 1993 Mason was Chairman of the Anglican Board of Mission.
In retirement, Mason regularly attended St James' Church, Sydney, where a Requiem Eucharist was held for him on 19 January 2019.[6]
References
- Anglican Archives Archived 2010-05-25 at the Wayback Machine
- Who was Who 1987-1990: London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
- Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975-76 London: Oxford University Press, 1976 ISBN 0-19-200008-X
- Anglican Archives Archived 10 April 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- "History of Diocese". Archived from the original on 16 September 2009. Retrieved 6 September 2009.
- Hodge, Colleen (February–March 2019). "Celebrating Ken Mason - Fifty Years a Bishop" (PDF). St James' Parish Connections: 22–25.
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| Preceded by Inaugural appointment |
Bishop of the Northern Territory 1968–1983 |
Succeeded by Clyde Maurice Wood |