Birth name Paul James Mason Ordination 25 July 1998 Appointed 23 April 2016 | Archdiocese Southwark Denomination Roman Catholic Consecration 31 May 2016 | |
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Province London Borough of Southwark | ||
Paul James Mason (born 6 November 1962) is an English prelate of the Roman Catholic Church, who previously served as Episcopal Vicar in the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Southwark with responsibility for the County of Kent and the Medway Unitary Authority.
Mason was born on 6 November 1962 in North Shields, North Tyneside, England. He was educated at St Anselms RC High School, North Shields. He undertook studies for the priesthood at the English College, Rome where he completed his STB as well as a Licentiate in Philosophy. He also received an MA from King's College London in Medical Law and Ethics
Ordained ministry
Mason was ordained to the priesthood on 25 July 1998. His first pastoral appointment was from 1998 to 2001 in Purley, London. After this he was Senior Chaplain to Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust from 2001 to 2012. Mason then took up the role of Pastoral Director at Allen Hall Seminary as well as Diocesan Director of Ongoing Formation of Priests. In 2014 he was appointed as Episcopal Vicar for parishes in Kent and the Medway area.
On 23 April 2016, Mason was appointed an Auxiliary Bishop in the Diocese of Southwark by Pope Francis with the title of Titular Bishop of Skálholt, and ordained bishop at St George's Cathedral, Southwark, by Archbishop Peter Smith, on 31st May 2016. He continues overseeing the parishes in Kent and the Medway area.