Walter Heath Jones (25 December 1928 – 22 March 2003) was an Anglican bishop in the United States and Canada.[1]
Walter H. Jones | |
|---|---|
| Metropolitan of Rupert's Land | |
| Church | Anglican Church of Canada |
| Province | Rupert's Land |
| Diocese | Rupert's Land |
| In office | 1988–1993 |
| Predecessor | Kent Clarke |
| Successor | Barry Curtis |
| Other post(s) | Bishop of Rupert's Land (1983-1993) |
| Previous post(s) | Bishop of South Dakota (1970-1983) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | June 8, 1952 by Ivor Norris |
| Consecration | July 25, 1970 by Gordon V. Smith |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 25, 1928 Saint Boniface, Manitoba, Canada |
| Died | March 22, 2003 (aged 74) Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
| Buried | Cathedral of St John |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Parents | Harry Heath Jones, Anne Grace Stoddart |
| Spouse |
L. Marilyn Lunney (m. 1951) |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater | University of Manitoba |
Early life and education
editJones was born in Saint Boniface, Winnipeg, on December 25, 1928, the son of Harry Heath Jones and Anne Grace Stoddart. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Manitoba in 1951, and also a Bachelor of Theology from St John's College in 1951. He was awarded a Doctor of Sacred Theology in 1970. He married L. Marilyn Lunney on August 25, 1951, and together had four children.[2]
Ordained ministry
editJones was ordained deacon on May 20, 1951, and priest on June 8, 1952, at St Matthews Cathedral in Brandon, Manitoba, by Bishop Ivor Norris. He served as rector of St Peter's Church in Flin Flon between 1951 and 1956, and then rector of St John the Baptist Church in Winnipeg between 1956 and 1958. In 1958, he was received into the Episcopal Church of the United States, and became rector of St Mary's Church in Mitchell, South Dakota. In 1962, he became Canon to the Ordinary of the Missionary District of South Dakota. He also briefly served as at St George's Church in Bismarck, North Dakota. He became Dean of Calvary Cathedral, Sioux Falls in 1968.[3]
Bishop
editIn April 1970, he was elected Bishop of South Dakota, and was consecrated on July 25, 1970. In 1971, when the missionary district became a diocese, Jones became the first diocesan bishop of South Dakota. He resigned in March 1983 and returned to Canada where he became the Bishop of Rupert's Land, and then Archbishop and Metropolitan of Rupert's Land in 1987. He retired in 1993 and died in 2003.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Who was Who" 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
- ^ "JONES, WALTER HEATH". Who's Who in Religion 1977-78: 338. 1977. ISBN 9780837916026.
- ^ "Memorable Manitobans: Walter Heath Jones (1928-2003)", Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved on 16 March 2021.
- ^ "Walter Heath Jones", Anglican Journal. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
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