Noël Jones (Bishop of Sodor and Man)
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The Right Reverend Noël Jones CB |
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| Bishop of Sodor and Man | |
| Church | Church of England |
| Province | Province of York |
| Diocese | Diocese of Sodor and Man |
| In office | 1989 to 2003 |
| Predecessor | Arthur Attwell |
| Successor | Graeme Knowles |
| Other posts | Member of the Legislative Council of the Isle of Man (1989–2003) Chaplain of the Fleet (1984–1989) |
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| Ordination | 1955 (deacon) 1956 (priest) |
| Personal details | |
| Birth name | Noël Debroy Jones |
| Born | 25 December 1932 |
| Died | 28 August 2009 (aged 76) |
| Denomination | Anglicanism |
Noël Debroy Jones CB (25 December 1932 – 28 August 2009) was an Anglican bishop. He was the Bishop of Sodor and Man in the Church of England.
Jones was born on 25 December 1932 in Monmouthshire, Wales. He was educated at Haberdashers' West Monmouth School, then an all-boys grammar school in Pontypool, Torfaen. He studied at St David's College, Lampeter and trained for ordination at Wells Theological College.
Jones was ordained in the Church in Wales as a deacon in 1955 and as a priest in 1956. He held two curacies in the Diocese of Monmouth: at St James' Church, Tredegar (1955 to 1957) and at the Church of St Mark, Newport (1957 to 1960). He was the vicar of Kano in Nigeria from 1960 to 1962.
In 1962, Jones joined the Royal Navy as a chaplain and was deployed to Brunei and Borneo. He also completed a commando course prior to service in Aden with 42 Commando in 1967. He also served in Saudi Arabia and as Staff Chaplain at the Ministry of Defence before, in 1984, becoming Chaplain of the Fleet and Archdeacon for the Royal Navy as well being made a Companion of the Order of the Bath.
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