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The Ven Lancelot Mason MBE MA was an eminent Church of England priest in the 20th century.

He was born on 22 July 1905 and educated at the RN College Osborne, RN College Dartmouth, and Trinity College, Cambridge. Ordained in 1929, he began his career with a curacy at Soham, after which he was Residential Chaplain to George Bell, Bishop of Chichester, until 1938. Next he was Rector of Plumpton with East Chiltington, and during the war was a Chaplain with the RNVR, and was Mentioned in Despatches before being appointed Archdeacon of Chichester in 1946. He additionally became a Canon Residentiary at the diocese's cathedral in 1949; and retired from both posts in 1973. He died on 9 February 1990.

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Journal of Ecclesiastical History (CUP 1996), 47: 210-215
National Archives
"Who was Who" 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
The Times, Tuesday, 6 December 1938; pg. 17; Issue 48170; col F Ecclesiastical News
Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975-76 London: Oxford University Press, 1976 ISBN 0-19-200008-X
Who was Who (ibid)
Church news Archdeacon of Chichester to retire The Times Tuesday, 12 December 1972; pg. 19; Issue 58655; col B

Church of England titles
Preceded byCharles Philip Stewart Clarke	Archdeacon of Chichester 1946–1973	Succeeded byFrederick George Kerr-Dineen

v t e Archdeacons of Chichester
High Medieval	Sole archdeacons: Ricoard Henry Roger Robert Senior archdeacons: Henry Seffrid II Matthew of Chichester Peter Richard Archdeacons of Chichester: Silvester William Durand William Walter John Climping John de Reigate Geoffrey de Gates Robert of Wiston
Late Medieval	Gervase of Séez Robert Leyset/de Leycester John Langley Adam de Houton Simon de Bredon Walter de Alderbury John de Sculthorpe John Pipe Robert de Walton Henry Folvyle William Wardene/Wardieu Simon Russell Lambert Threkingham John Thomas William Read Thomas Harlyng John Lindfield/Lyndefeld John Faukes William Walesby William Normanton Simon de Gredon/Gredon John Sprever John Doget Peter Huse/Husy Henry Boleyn John Coke/Cooke
Early modern	Gerard Borrett/Burrell Robert Chapel William Norbury John Worthiall Alban Langdale Richard Tremayne Thomas Spencer John Coldwell Thomas Gillingham John Langworth William Stone Henry Ball Thomas Pattenson Roger Andrewes Laurence Pay James Marsh Henry Hammond Jasper Mayne Oliver Whitby Josiah Pleydell James Barker Thomas Ball Thomas Hollingbery John Buckner
Late modern	Charles Alcock Thomas Taylor Charles Webber Henry Edward Manning James Garbett John Russell Walker Francis Mount Edward Elwes Herbert Jones Benedict Hoskyns Charles Clarke Lancelot Mason Frederick Kerr-Dineen Richard Eyre Keith Hobbs Michael Brotherton Douglas McKittrick Mark Standen & David Twinley (Acting) Luke Irvine-Capel

v t e Diocese of Chichester
Chichester Cathedral The Palace, Chichester Diocesan Church House, Hove Area scheme (1984–2013)
Office holders	Martin Warner, Bishop of Chichester Ruth Bushyager, Bishop of Horsham Will Hazlewood, Bishop of Lewes AEO: the bishop diocesan & Rob Munro, Bishop suffragan of Ebbsfleet Edward Dowler, Dean of Chichester Martin Lloyd Williams, Archdeacon of Brighton & Lewes Luke Irvine-Capel, Archdeacon of Chichester and Bishop-designate of Richborough Angela Martin, Archdeacon of Horsham Archdeacon of Hastings (vacant)
Historic offices	Archdeacon of Hastings (1912–1975; merged back into Lewes archdeaconry)

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