George Mason (bishop) explained

Birth Date:	1729
Bishop of Sodor and Man
Diocese:	Diocese of Sodor and Man
Term:	1780–1783 (death)
Predecessor:	Richard Richmond
Successor:	Claudius Crigan
George Mason
Religion:	Anglican

George Mason (1729 – 8 December 1783)^[1] was an Anglican bishop who served in the Church of England as the Bishop of Sodor and Man from 1780 to 1783.^[2]

Life

He was born in Kirkby Stephen and educated nearby at Sedbergh School. Mason was nominated Bishop of Sodor and Man by Charlotte Murray, Duchess of Atholl on 19 March 1780 and consecrated on 5 March 1780.^{[2] [3]}

He died in office on 8 December 1783.^{[2] [3]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: George Mason. 18 November 2020. National Portrait Gallery.
2. Book: Fryde . E. B. . Greenway . D. E. . Porter . S. . Roy . I. . Handbook of British Chronology . 3rd, reprinted 2003 . Cambridge University Press . Cambridge . 1986 . 274 . 0-521-56350-X.
3. Book: Horn . J. M. . Smith . D. M. . Mussett . P. . 2004 . http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=35885 . Bishops of Sodor and Man . Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1541–1857: Volume 11: Carlisle, Chester, Durham, Manchester, Ripon, and Sodor and Man Dioceses . . 141–146.