Ambrose Jones (died 15 December 1678) was a Welsh-Irish cleric who served as Anglican
Bishop of Kildare 1667–1678. He was from a prominent family - his
Oxford-educated father,
Lewis Jones, served as Anglican
Bishop of Killaloe, his oldest brother
Henry Jones was Anglican
Bishop of Clogher and later
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, and his brothers
Theophilus Jones,
Oliver Jones, and
Michael Jones were soldiers and politicians. His mother was Mabel Ussher, sister of
James Ussher,
Archbishop of Armagh
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.
Ambrose Jones was educated at
Trinity College,
Dublin, earning a Doctorate in divinity, and took up his father's post as prebend of
Emly in February 1637/8. He later held church office as treasurer (1639) and
precentor (1641) of
Limerick,
archdeacon
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of
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* County Meath, Republic of Ireland
**Kingdom of Meath, medieval precursor of the county
** List of kings of Meath
** Meath GAA, including the intercounty football and hurling teams
** Diocese of Meath, in the Roman Cath ...
(Feb. 1660/1),
rector
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of Castletown, Meath (1665) and finally bishop of Kildare and prebend of
Maynooth in 1667. As bishop, he made efforts to recover property that had been alienated from the see.
In May - June 1642 he was besieged with his father, Bishop Lewis Jones, and others in
King John's Castle, Limerick by Irish forces; he was one of the representatives who negotiated the castle's surrender, and a surviving diary of the siege has been attributed to him.
[''Anatomy of a Siege: King John's Castle, Limerick, 1642'', volume 1, Kenneth Wiggins, Woodbridge: Boydell Press, 2001, p. 61]
References
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Anglican bishops of Kildare
Archdeacons of Meath
1678 deaths
Year of birth unknown
Place of birth missing
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