William Stanton Jones

In this name, the family name is Stanton Jones, not Jones.
Styles of
William Stanton Jones
Reference style The Right Reverend
Spoken style My Lord
Religious style Bishop

William Stanton Jones (29 July 1905 – 13 August 1951[1]) was an Anglican bishop.[2]

Stanton-Jones was educated at Durham University.[3] Ordained in 1892[4] he began his ordained ministry as a curate at Widnes,[5] after which he was vicar of St Polycarp’s Liverpool.[6] He was then vicar of St Mary’s with St Lawrence's Kirkdale, Liverpool and rural dean of Middleton. From 1921 to 1928 he was Archdeacon of Bradford[7] when he was ordained to the episcopate as Bishop of Sodor and Man,[8] a position he held for 14 years.

References

  1. "Obituary Bishop W. Stanton Jones". The Times, 14 August 1951; pg. 8; Issue 52079; col E
  2. Feegans
  3. “Who was Who” 1897–2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
  4. Ordinations. Liverpool The Times, 14 June 1892; pg. 3; Issue 33664; col A
  5. "The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory" London, John Phillips, 1900
  6. Old Liverpool Churches
  7. London Gazette
  8. Ecclesiastical News. Bishop Of Sodor And Man Consecrated. The Times Tuesday, 12 Jun 1928; pg. 19; Issue 44917; col D
Religious titles
Preceded by
Charles Leonard Thornton-Duesbury
Bishop of Sodor and Man
1928–1942
Succeeded by
John Ralph Strickland Taylor