Girault M. Jones
| Girault McArthur Jones | |
|---|---|
| Bishop | |
| Church | The Episcopal Church |
| Diocese | Louisiana |
| See | Louisiana |
| Orders | |
| Ordination |
1928 (deacon) 1929 (priest) |
| Consecration | March 9, 1949 |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
June 30, 1904 Centerville, Mississippi |
| Died |
April 29, 1998 Nashville, Tennessee |
Girault McArthur Jones was seventh Bishop of Louisiana in The Episcopal Church.[1]
Education
Educated at a Mississippi high school, and then Staunton Military Academy in Virginia, Jones went on to higher education at the University of Mississippi, followed by the School of Theology at the University of the South, from which he graduated in 1928. Later, following his election as a bishop, he was awarded a Doctor of Divinity degree from the University of the South. He was eventually to serve as Chancellor of the university from 1967 to 1973.
Ministry
He served in parishes in Mississippi, until he was elected Bishop of Louisiana on 17 November 1948, succeeding Bishop John Long Jackson. Jones was consecrated on 9 March 1949. He served as diocesan bishop from 1949 until his retirement in 1969.
Private life
Jones married twice. His first wife was Virginia Hester Wallace. They were married in 1930, but tragically she died just seven months into their marriage. In 1935 he married Kathleen Platt, who survived him, along with their two daughters.
Jones was an active Freemason, initiated in Lumberton Lodge No. 417, Lumberton, Mississippi, and later a member of Louisiana Lodge No. 102, New Orleans. He served as Grand Chaplain of the Grand Lodge of Louisiana in 1954.[2]
References
- ↑ "Around The Diocese". Episcopal Press and News Archives. Episcopal News Service. Retrieved January 9, 2015.
- ↑ Denslow, William R. (1957). 10,000 Famous Freemasons. Columbia, Missouri, USA: Missouri Lodge of Research. (digital document by phoenixmasonry: vol. 1, 2, 3, 4)