Melville Jones

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Frank Melville Jones, CBE, was an Anglican Colonial Bishop in the first half of the 20th century. [1]

He was born in 1866, [2] educated at the Nelson College and the University of New Zealand and ordained in 1890. [3] After a curacy at Holy Trinity, Cheltenham [4] he went out to be a CMS Missionary in Onitsha. He was Principal of the CMS Training College at Oyo [5] In 1919 he became the inaugural Bishop of Lagos, [6] a post he held until 1940. [7] He died on 8 January 1941. [8]

Notes

  1. Vision, Mission and History Archived 2011-07-10 at the Wayback Machine
  2. “Who was Who” 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN   978-0-19-954087-7
  3. Ordinations. Gloucester And Bristol The Times Saturday, May 30, 1891; pg. 7; Issue 33338; col F
  4. Star , Issue 7268, 28 April 1892, Page 3
  5. "The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory" London, Hamilton & Co 1889
  6. Six New Bishops. Consecration In St. Paul's The Times Monday, Oct 20, 1919; pg. 9; Issue 42235; col F
  7. History of Diocese
  8. Obituaries The Times Saturday, Jan 11, 1941; pg. 6; Issue 48821; col D
Church of England titles
Preceded by
Inaugural appointment
Bishop of Lagos
1919 1940
Succeeded by

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