Everett Holland Jones (June 9, 1902 - November 18, 1995) was the fourth bishop of West Texas in

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Early life and education

Jones was born on June 9, 1902, in

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, to Richard Clarence Jones and Enid Holland. He was educated at the state High School in San Antonio and then attended the

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from where he graduated with a

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in 1922. He also studied at the

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and earned a

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in 1927. He was awarded an honorary

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in 1943 by the

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and another from the

. Trinity University also awarded him a

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Ordained ministry

Jones was ordained

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in June 1926 in St Mark's Church, and then

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in July 1927 through the hands of Bishop

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of West Texas. He was rector of

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, between 1927 and 1930, and then rector of St Paul's Church in

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, from 1930 until 1938. He was appointed Canon

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of the cathedral chapter of

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in 1938 and subsequently rector of St Mark's Church in

, where he remained until 1943. While at St Mark's he founded the Ecumenical Center for Religion and Health, a chapter of Alcoholics Anonymous, and the Good Samaritan Center.

Bishop

On May 18, 1943, Jones was elected Bishop of West Texas and was consecrated on September 24, 1943, at St Mark's Church in

by Presiding Bishop Henry St. George Tucker. During his episcopacy, he founded Cathedral House, later renamed the Bishop Jones Center, as the diocesan headquarters. He was also influential in his ministry amongst the Hispanic population of the diocese. He retired on December 31, 1968. He married Helen Miller Cameron on November 25, 1940, and together had one child. He died on November 18, 1995, in San Antonio following a long illness."Around The Diocese"
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References

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