C. Avery Mason

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

[1] Mason was ordained deacon on June 17, 1928, by Bishop Frederick Foote Johnson of Missouri, and priest on May 26, 1929.

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.

[3] He succeeded as diocesan bishop on October 4, 1946, and remained in office until his death on March 6, 1970.