C. Avery Mason

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C. Avery Mason
Bishop of Dallas
Church Episcopal Church
Diocese Dallas
Elected1945
In office1946–1970
Predecessor Harry Tunis Moore
Successor Donald Davies
Orders
OrdinationMay 26, 1929
ConsecrationSeptember 21, 1945
by  Henry St. George Tucker
Personal details
Born(1904-08-02)August 2, 1904
St. Louis, Missouri, United States
DiedMarch 6, 1970(1970-03-06) (aged 65)
Denomination Anglican
ParentsCharles Henry Mason, Mary C. Avery
Previous post(s)Coadjutor Bishop of Dallas (1945-1946)

Charles Avery Mason (August 2, 1904 - March 6, 1970) was bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Dallas, serving from 1946 to 1970.

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Early life

Mason was born in St. Louis, Missouri on August 2, 1904, the son of Charles Henry Mason and Mary C. Avery. He was educated at the Yeatman High School in St. Louis. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1926 from the Washington and Lee University, and a Bachelor of Divinity from the Virginia Theological Seminary in 1929. He was awarded a Doctor of Sacred Theology from Temple University in 1940. [1]

Ordination

Mason was ordained deacon on June 17, 1928, by Bishop Frederick Foote Johnson of Missouri, and priest on May 26, 1929. He served as assistant at St Stephen's Church in Washington, D.C., and then in 1929 became curate at St Agnes' Chapel of Trinity Church in New York City. In 1930 he became rector of Ascension Church in West New Brighton, Staten Island, New York City. In 1942 he was appointed office secretary of the Forward in Service program and later became its director, a post he retained until his election to the episcopacy. [2]

Bishop

Mason was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Dallas and was consecrated on September 21, 1945, in St Matthew's Cathedral by Presiding Bishop Henry St. George Tucker. [3] He succeeded as diocesan bishop on October 4, 1946, and remained in office until his death on March 6, 1970.

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References

  1. ↑ "C. Avery Mason". The Episcopalian. 129: 65. 1964.
  2. ↑ "Mason, Charles Avery". Stowe's Clerical Directory of the American Episcopal Church: 184. 1941.
  3. ↑ "Rev. Dr. C. Avery Mason New Coadjutor of Dallas". The Living Church . 111 (14): 5. September 30, 1945.


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