John Hugh Jones (21 May 1843 – 15 December 1910) was a Welsh Roman Catholic priest, translator, and tutor.

Life

Jones was born in May, 1843, in

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, north Wales. After an education at

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and some private tuition from the Anglican priest and antiquarian

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, he

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in 1862. He did not complete his degree course, as he joined the Roman Catholic Church on 18 October 1865. He then studied at St. Edmund's Theological College in

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and at St Beuno's Jesuit College in

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. He was ordained deacon and worked in

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in 1871, preaching in both Welsh and English. He was then ordained priest in 1872 and served the town of Caernarvon until 1908, when he was moved to St Mary's College,

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as a tutor in Welsh. During his life, he translated into Welsh various religious writings, including hymns and a Prayer Book. He died in Holywell on 15 December 1910.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jones, John Hugh 1843 births 1910 deaths Welsh Roman Catholics Welsh Roman Catholic priests Alumni of Jesus College, Oxford Welsh educators Translators to Welsh 19th-century translators 19th-century Welsh writers 20th-century Welsh writers People from Bala, Gwynedd