Christopher Jones (bishop)

Styles of Christopher Jones
Reference style	The Right Reverend
Spoken style	My Lord
Religious style	Bishop
Posthumous style	none

Christopher "Christy" Jones (born 3 March 1936) is the Bishop emeritus of the Diocese of Elphin. He was born in Rathcroghan County Roscommon, Ireland the second youngest child of eleven: one brother also became a priest while three sisters joined the religious life.

He was ordained a priest on 17 June 1962 for his home diocese just before the second Vatican Council later remarking how much the teaching of the Council had been part of his priestly ministry.http://www.catholicbishops.ie/2010/08/15/personal-reflection-of-a-diocesan-bishop-by-bishop-christy-jones-on-the-occasion-of-the-elphin-diocesan-pilgrimage-to-the-marian-shrine-of-knock/

He spent many years as secondary school teacher, first on attachment to in St. Muredach's College, Ballina, Co. Mayo for a year (1962-'63) and then from 1965 - 1971 in Summerhill College, Sligo where he was always pastorally active in the diocese.

An insight into this work was revealed in 2012 when he presided, and preached, at the funeral of the matriarch of an important Irish traveller family, Nan Ward. The bishop spoke about a meeting he attended in 1968 to improved the educational opportunities for travellers. During these years he was also Vocations Director for the Diocese of Elphin.

He served as Director of Sligo Social Services from 1973-1987) and then was administrator of St. Mary's Cathedral Parish in Sligo from 1987-1994. http://www.summerhill72.com/summerhill_past_pupils.htm

On 24 May 1994 he was appointed Bishop for the Diocese. He was ordained a bishop on 15 August, of the same year. The Principal Consecrator was Archbishop Emanuele Gerada, the Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland; his Principal Co-Consecrators were Archbishop Joseph Cassidy, and Bishop Thomas Finnegan.

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