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Anglican bishop in Nigeria
Frank Melville Jones,
CBE, was an
Anglican
Colonial
Bishop in the first half of the 20th century.
[1]
He was born in 1866,
[2] educated at the
Nelson College and the
University of New Zealand and
ordained in 1890.
[3] After a
curacy at Holy Trinity,
Cheltenham
[4] he went out to be a
CMS Missionary in
Onitsha. He was
Principal of the CMS Training College at
Oyo
[5] In 1919 he became the inaugural
Bishop of Lagos,
[6] a post he held until 1940.
[7] He died on 8 January 1941.
[8]
Notes
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^
Vision, Mission and History
Archived 2011-07-10 at the
Wayback Machine
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^
“Who was Who” 1897-2007 London,
A & C Black, 2007
ISBN
978-0-19-954087-7
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^ Ordinations. Gloucester And Bristol
The Times Saturday, May 30, 1891; pg. 7; Issue 33338; col F
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^
Star , Issue 7268, 28 April 1892, Page 3
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^ "The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory" London, Hamilton & Co 1889
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^ Six New Bishops. Consecration In St. Paul's
The Times Monday, Oct 20, 1919; pg. 9; Issue 42235; col F
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^
History of Diocese
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^ Obituaries
The Times Saturday, Jan 11, 1941; pg. 6; Issue 48821; col D