Gresford Jones was enthroned as the 6th Bishop of St Albans on 28 September 1950, where he remained in office until 1970. Renowned for his administrative skills[11] rather than his oratory. His maiden speech was in connection with the 1967 Sexual Offences Act, which decriminalised homosexuality, and he subsequently spoke on a variety of issues including, space research, dog licences and Chemical and Biological Warfare.
michael, gresford, jones, this, british, surname, barrelled, being, made, multiple, names, should, written, gresford, jones, jones, edward, kcvo, called, michael, october, 1901, march, 1982, church, england, bishop, herbert, gresford, jones, also, bishop, conf. This British surname is barrelled being made up of multiple names It should be written as Gresford Jones not Jones Edward Michael Gresford Jones 1 KCVO called Michael 2 21 October 1901 7 March 1982 was a Church of England bishop He was the son of Herbert Gresford Jones who was also a bishop Confirmation certificate signed by Michael St Albans He was educated at Rugby School and Trinity College Cambridge 3 and ordained in 1927 4 his first post being as a Curate at St Chrysostom s Victoria Park Manchester 5 He was Chaplain at his old college and after this held incumbencies at Fylde and Hunslet 6 From 1942 to 1950 he was Bishop of Willesden and Rector of St Botolph without Bishopsgate 7 he was consecrated a bishop on Lady Day 25 March at St Paul s Cathedral though he remained at Leeds until he was instituted to St Botolph s on 30 April 8 He was translated to St Albans 9 From 1953 until 1970 he served as Lord High Almoner 10 Gresford Jones was enthroned as the 6th Bishop of St Albans on 28 September 1950 where he remained in office until 1970 Renowned for his administrative skills 11 rather than his oratory His maiden speech was in connection with the 1967 Sexual Offences Act which decriminalised homosexuality and he subsequently spoke on a variety of issues including space research dog licences and Chemical and Biological Warfare In retirement he continued to serve the church as an Assistant Bishop within the Diocese of Monmouth until 1978 References Edit NPG details 1 Accessed 15 May 2019 Who was Who 1897 2007 London A amp C Black 2007 ISBN 978 0 19 954087 7 Crockford s Clerical Directory 1940 41 Oxford OUP 1941 Church web site Right Rev E M Gresford Jones The Times Tuesday 9 March 1982 p 14 Issue 61177 col E Ecclesiastical News Two Bishops Suffragan Appointed The Times Thursday 5 March 1942 p 7 Issue 49176 col D Church news Church Times No 4131 27 March 1942 p 193 ISSN 0009 658X Retrieved 28 September 2020 via UK Press Online archives The Times Friday 9 June 1950 p 6 Issue 51713 col B New Bishop of St Albans No 39798 The London Gazette 13 March 1953 p 1443 National Archives Religious titlesPreceded byHenry Montgomery Campbell Bishop of Willesden1942 1950 Succeeded byGerald EllisonPreceded byPhilip Loyd Bishop of St Albans1950 1970 Succeeded byRobert RuncieCourt officesPreceded byEdward Woods Lord High Almoner1953 1970 Succeeded byDavid Say This article about a Church of England bishop is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Michael Gresford Jones amp oldid 1084231919, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
