Ontario, Arctic bishops announce retirement.Bishop Peter Mason Sir Peter Mason KBE is Chairman of Thames Water and senior non-executive director of BAE Systems plc.[1][2] He has also held senior positions at Norwest Holst, BICC plc and Balfour Beatty.[2] References 1. ^ Harrison, Michael. , of the diocese of Ontario, has announced he will retire at the end of September. Last fall, he said, he realized his "spirit was weary," a condition that "may be related to burnout Burnout Depletion of a tax shelter's benefits. In the context of mortgage backed securities it refers to the percentage of the pool that has prepaid their mortgage. ." This year marks his 10th anniversary as diocesan bishop and also marks the beginning of a new 10-year strategic plan for the diocese. "I want to give the opportunity for new and fresh leadership," he said. Bishop Mason, who is 58, was consecrated con·se·crate tr.v. con·se·crat·ed, con·se·crat·ing, con·se·crates 1. To declare or set apart as sacred: consecrate a church. 2. Christianity a. bishop in May, 1992. He was previously principal of Wycliffe College at the University of Toronto Research at the University of Toronto has been responsible for the world's first electronic heart pacemaker, artificial larynx, single-lung transplant, nerve transplant, artificial pancreas, chemical laser, G-suit, the first practical electron microscope, the first cloning of T-cells, and served parishes in Halifax and Montreal. He is married to Carmen Carmen throws over lover for another. [Fr. Lit.: Carmen; Fr. Opera: Bizet, Carmen, Westerman, 189–190] See : Faithlessness Carmen the cards repeatedly spell her death. [Fr. and they have three grown children. He was elected bishop of Ontario in the aftermath of a sexual abuse scandal at the cathedral involving a former choirmaster who was eventually jailed. After September, he said he intends "to have a good three or four-month rest with my wife and our dog." They will probably have an apartment in Toronto and Bishop Mason said he is interested in part-time ministry. "I'm looking forward to taking in spiritually. Being bishop you are constantly giving out. I'm looking forward to not being at a desk where `the buck stops here,'" he said. The diocese will hold an electoral synod on June 8 to choose a successor for Bishop Mason. Meanwhile, the diocese of the Arctic has scheduled an episcopal election for May 25, to select a successor to Bishop Christopher Williams, who retires at the end of August. In a letter published in Arctic News, the diocesan magazine, Bishop Williams, who is 65, noted that he had served in the Arctic for 42 years, 15 of them as suffragan suf·fra·gan n. Abbr. Suff. or Suffr. 1. A bishop elected or appointed as an assistant to the bishop or ordinary of a diocese, having administrative and episcopal responsibilities but no jurisdictional functions. or diocesan bishop. Born in Cheshire, England, Bishop Williams was ordained or·dain tr.v. or·dained, or·dain·ing, or·dains 1. a. To invest with ministerial or priestly authority; confer holy orders on. b. To authorize as a rabbi. 2. deacon in England and emigrated to Canada in 1960. He was ordained a priest in Salluit, Que. in 1962. He served parishes in Salluit, Cape Dorset and Baker Lake, both in Nunavut, and Yellowknife, N.W.T. He was also a canon of St. Jude's Cathedral, Iqaluit. He was elected bishop of the Arctic in 1991. He is married to Rona and they have two grown children. |
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