Ken Mason (bishop)
Australian Anglican bishop (1928–2018)
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Kenneth Bruce Mason AM[1] (4 September 1928 – 20 December 2018) was an Anglican bishop in Australia.
by Philip Strong
Ken Mason | |
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| Bishop | |
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| Church | Anglican Church of Australia |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 1968 by Philip Strong |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 September 1928 Ashfield, Sydney, Australia |
| Died | 20 December 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 Australian Board of Missions (now called the Anglican Board of Mission - Australia).
In retirement, Mason regularly attended St James' Church, Sydney, where a Requiem Eucharist was held for him on 19 January 2019.[6]
