Born in Dallas, James Scott Mayer is a lifelong Texan. He earned a Bachelor of Business Administration from Texas Tech University in 1977 and a Master of Divinity from Episcopal Seminary of the Southwest in 1992. Bishop Mayer was ordained a deacon in 1992 by Bishop Donis Patterson and Priest in 1993 by Bishop James Stanton, both in the Diocese of Dallas. He then served as Curate at St. James’ Episcopal Church in Texarkana, before being called to Church of the Heavenly Rest in Abilene – first as Associate Rector in 1994, and then as Rector in 1995. His continuing education has included participation in the Clergy Leadership Project, a ministry of Trinity Church Wall Street, 2001 to 2004; a Spanish Immersion Program at Forrester Institute, San Jose, Costa Rica in 2002; and the Shalem Institute in 2006, among other programs. In 2015, Bishop Mayer was called to be the Provisional Bishop of the Diocese of Fort Worth. Following the reunification of the Diocese of Fort Worth and the Diocese of Texas, Bishop Mayer was made Assisting Bishop in Texas. Bishop Mayer ended his episcopal oversight of the North Region in 2022.