Brian Mascord

Brian Gregory Mascord (born 30 January 1959) is an Australian bishop. He is the fifth bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wollongong.[1]

The Most Reverend Brian Mascord
5th Roman Catholic Bishop of Wollongong
Church	St Francis Xavier's Cathedral, Wollongong
Archdiocese	Sydney
Province	New South Wales
Diocese	Wollongong
Appointed	30 November 2017
Installed	22 February 2018
Predecessor	Peter William Ingham
Orders
Ordination	31 October 1992 by Leo Clarke
Consecration	22 February 2018 by Anthony Fisher, Peter Ingham, William Wright
Personal details
Birth name	Brian Gregory Mascord
Born	30 January 1959 Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Nationality	Australian
Denomination	Roman Catholic Church
Occupation	Roman Catholic bishop
Profession	priest
Alma mater	St Patrick's Seminary, Manly
Motto	"For all things give thanks"

Mascord was born in Newcastle, New South Wales. He is the son of Ron Mascord and Margaret Callinan. He was educated at St Joseph's Catholic School in Charlestown and St Pius X College in Adamstown.[2]

Before entering St. Patrick's Seminary in Manly, Mascord earned a diploma of teaching at the Catholic College of Education (now part of the Australian Catholic University) in Castle Hill, spending six years teaching in a Catholic primary school. He was ordained on 31 October 1992 at Sacred Heart Church in Hamilton.[3] He then worked in a parish in pastoral care before becoming pastor of the parish of St Mary MacKillop in Charlestown, New South Wales, director of the pastoral ministry in the Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle and a member of the diocesan committee for the liturgy. Since 2013, Mascord was also vicar general of the Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle.[4]

On 30 November 2017, Pope Francis appointed him Bishop of Wollongong.[5]

Consecration

Mascord was consecrated as a bishop on 22 February 2018, at the WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong. His principal consecrator was Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP, Archbishop of Sydney, while the principal co-consecrators were Bishop Peter Ingham, Bishop Emeritus of Wollongong, and Bishop William Wright, Bishop of Maitland-Newcastle.[6]

References

1. Catholic Hierarchy website, accessed 2 December 2017.
2. Ordination booklet, 22 February 2018, Diocese of Wollongong.
3. Official press release, 30 November 30 2017.
4. Illawarra Mercury, 1 December 2017.
5. Newcastle Herald 1 December 2017
6. Catholic Hierarchy website, Accessed 21 January 201.