Girault M. Jones
Girault McArthur Jones (June 30, 1904 - April 29, 1998) was seventh Bishop of Louisiana in The Episcopal Church, elected in 1948.
The Right Reverend Girault McArthur Jones D.D. | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Louisiana | |
| Church | Episcopal Church |
| Diocese | Louisiana |
| Elected | November 17, 1948 |
| In office | 1949–1969 |
| Predecessor | John Long Jackson |
| Successor | Iveson B. Noland |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | May 19, 1929 by William Mercer Green |
| Consecration | March 9, 1949 by Henry Knox Sherrill |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 30, 1904 Centerville, Mississippi, United States |
| Died | April 29, 1998 (aged 93) Nashville, Tennessee, United States |
| Buried | University of the South Cemetery, Sewanee, Tennessee |
| Nationality | American |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Parents | Ackland Hartley Jones & Elizabeth Girault Shaifer |
| Spouse | Virginia Hester Wallace (m. 1930, d. 1930) Kathleen Platt (m. 1935) |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | University of Mississippi |
He was born and raised in Mississippi and attended college at the University of Mississippi and the University of the South, where he earned a bachelor of divinity. Following his election as bishop, he was awarded a Doctor of Divinity by his alma mater. He later served as Chancellor of University of the South.
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