Frank Melville Jones, CBE, was an Anglican Colonial Bishop in the first half of the 20th century.Vision, Mission and History
He was born in 1866,“Who was Who” 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 educated at the Nelson College and the University of New Zealand and ordained in 1890.Ordinations. Gloucester And Bristol The Times Saturday, May 30, 1891; pg. 7; Issue 33338; col F After a curacy at Holy Trinity, CheltenhamStar, Issue 7268, 28 April 1892, Page 3 he went out to be a CMS Missionary in Onitsha. He was Principal of the CMS Training College at Oyo"The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory" London, Hamilton & Co 1889 In 1919 he became the inaugural Bishop of Lagos,Six New Bishops. Consecration In St. Paul's The Times Monday, Oct 20, 1919; pg. 9; Issue 42235; col F a post he held until 1940.History of Diocese He died on 8 January 1941.Obituaries The Times Saturday, Jan 11, 1941; pg. 6; Issue 48821; col D
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