Bishop Scott Mayer
Mar 21, 2009
Bishop-elect Scott Mayer at Charlie Cook's retirement party
Heavenly Resters Mary Glover (2001) and Mayer with Charlie
Scott Mayer elected bishop of Northwest Texas
The Rev. J. Scott Mayer, a 1992 Seminary of the Southwest graduate, will be consecrated bishop of the Diocese of Northwest Texas on March 21, 2009.
Bishop-elect Mayer had served Church of the Heavenly Rest in Abilene, Texas, since 1994. Following seminary graduation he was ordained in the Diocese of Dallas and was curate of St. James Church in Texarkana before being called to Northwest Texas.
The diocesan bishop election took place on November 22. Mayer will be the fifth bishop of the Diocese of Northwest Texas and succeeds the Rt. Rev. Wallis Ohl who retired at the beginning of this year. The March 21 consecration will take place at First Methodist Church in Lubbock, Texas. The Rev. Charles James Cook, recently retired professor at Southwest, will preach the sermon.
Bishop-elect Mayer and spouse, Kathy, have two grown children and one grandchild.
The Diocese of Northwest Texas comprises 80 out of Texas' 254 counties and encompasses the entire panhandle as well as portions of North and West Texas, from Vernon in the Red River Valley to the Pecos River. Celebrating 50 years of ministry in 2008, the diocese has 18 parishes, 16 missions, 5 preaching stations, four college chaplaincies, a conference center and camp, and the Hulsey Center in Lubbock which houses the diocesan offices.
