George Mason (1729 – 8 December 1783) was an

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bishop who served in the Church of England as the Bishop of Sodor and Man from 1780 to 1783.

Life

Mason was nominated Bishop of Sodor and Man by

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on 19 March 1780 and

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on 5 March 1780. He died in office on 8 December 1783.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mason, George 1783 deaths 18th-century Church of England bishops Bishops of Sodor and Man Year of birth unknown 18th-century Manx Anglican priests 1729 births