David Colin Jones (born June 20, 1943) is an

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prelate who was a suffragan bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia, serving from 1995 to 2012.

Early life and education

Jones was born on June 20, 1943 in

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, the son of John Henry Jones and Jean Clark. He was raised in

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. He studied at

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and graduated with a

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in history in 1965. On June 5, 1965, he married Mary Kennedy Biddle and together has two children. He then enrolled for a

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at the Virginia Theological Seminary and graduated in 1968. He also graduated with a Doctor of Ministry from Virginia Theological Seminary in 1991 and was awarded an honorary

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in 1996.

Ordained ministry

Jones was ordained deacon and priest in 1968, both by the Bishop of West Virginia Wilburn C. Campbell. He then became vicar of St James' Church in Lewisburg, West Virginia and served till 1972. Between 1972 and 1978 he served as rector of St Stephen's Church in

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. In 1978 he became rector of the Church of the Good Shepherd in Burke, Virginia.

Episcopacy

On January 27, 1995, Jones was elected Suffragan Bishop of Virginia and was consecrated on June 24, 1995 in the Washington National Cathedral by Presiding Bishop Edmond L. Browning. He retained the post till his retirement in 2012.

References

*''Episcopal Clerical Directory'' 2005 Living people 20th-century Anglican bishops in the United States 21st-century Anglican bishops in the United States 1943 births People from Youngstown, Ohio Religious leaders from Ohio Episcopal bishops of Virginia People from Fairmont, West Virginia Religious leaders from West Virginia People from Beckley, West Virginia {{US-Anglican-bishop-stub