James Jones (bishop)
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The Right Reverend James Jones KBE |
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| former Bishop of Liverpool | |
| Church | Church of England |
| Diocese | Diocese of Liverpool |
| Installed | 1998 |
| Term ended | 18 August 2013 (retirement) |
| Predecessor | David Sheppard |
| Successor | Paul Bayes |
| Other posts |
Bishop to HM Prisons (2007–2013) Bishop of Hull (1994–1998) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1982 |
| Consecration | 1994 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 August 1948 |
| Nationality | British |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Residence | Bishop's Lodge, Liverpool |
| Parents | Maj Stuart & Helen Jones |
| Spouse | Sarah Marrow (m. 1980) |
| Children | 3 daughters |
| Profession | formerly teacher |
| Alma mater | Exeter University |
James Stuart Jones, KBE (born 18 August 1948) is a retired Church of England bishop. He was the Bishop of Liverpool between 1998 and 2013.
Jones is the son of Major Stuart Jones and Helen Jones. He was educated at the Duke of York's Royal Military School, Dover and Exeter University, where received a Bachelor of Arts degree in theology in 1970. He was further educated at Alsager College, Keele (where he graduated with a Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) in drama and religious education in 1971) and Wycliffe Hall, Oxford (1981).
From 1971 to 1974, Jones was a teacher at Sevenoaks School and led one of the first community service programmes in schools. He was also co-founder of the first Volunteer Bureau in England. Between 1975 and 1981, he was producer at Scripture Union. He was then a curate, then associate vicar of Christ Church in the Diocese of Bristol. Jones was visiting lecturer in media studies at Trinity College, Bristol and, from 1990 to 1994, the vicar of Emmanuel Church, South Croydon in the Diocese of Southwark and the Bishop of Southwark's examining chaplain. In 1994, he became Suffragan Bishop of Hull in the Diocese of York, a post he held until 1998 when he was appointed the 7th Bishop of Liverpool.
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