Melville Jones (bishop) explained

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 and References

  1. http://www.dioceseofife.com/about.html Vision, Mission and History
  2. [Who's Who|“Who was Who” 1897-2007]
  3. Ordinations. Gloucester And Bristol The Times Saturday, May 30, 1891; pg. 7; Issue 33338; col F
  4. http://www.paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&d=TS18920428.2.35&e=-------10-PubMetaTS-91-byDA---0william+brice-all 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. http://www.dioceseoflagos.org/?_com_content=03ea3280753ac6966b68876c665d0a7e&lb=Church+History History of Diocese
  8. Obituaries The Times Saturday, Jan 11, 1941; pg. 6; Issue 48821; col D

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