Richard Jones (bishop)
The Right Reverend Richard William Jones was an eminent Welsh Anglican priest in the second half of the twentieth century.[1]
Jones's grave in the churchyard of Llandaff Cathedral, May 2020
He was educated at the University of Wales and St. Michael's College, Llandaff and ordained in 1904. After curacies in Aberdare and Cutcombe he held incumbencies in Oystermouth, Gorseinon, Llangynidr, Bishopston, Neath and Peterston-super-Ely. He was Archdeacon of Llandaff from 1938, and an Assistant Bishop in the Province of Wales.[2]
He died on 2 June 1953.[3]
References
- ‘JONES, Rt Rev. Richard William’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2007; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2012 ; online edn, Nov 2012 accessed 15 Feb 2014
- Crockford's Clerical Directory 1947/48 p 722: Oxford, OUP, 1947
- Bishop R. W. Jones The Times (London, England), Thursday, Jun 04, 1953; pg. 8; Issue 52639
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| Preceded by John Daniel James |
Archdeacon of Llandaff 1938–1953 |
Succeeded by Gwynno James |
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