Hugh Jones (bishop)
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Hugh Jones was the bishop of Llandaff
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Jones was descended from an ancient family of that name in Gower, to which belonged Sir Hugh Johnys of Llandimore. He was educated at Oxford University, probably at New Inn Hall, and was admitted to the degree of Bachelor of Civil Law
on 24 July 1541, being then described as ‘chaplain.’ He was first beneficed in Wales, but on 4 January 1557 he was instituted to the vicarage of Banwell, Somerset. By 1560 he had returned to Wales, and at that date was prebendary of Llandaff and rector of Tredunnock
in the same diocese.
On 17 April 1567 he was, on Archbishop Parker's recommendation, elected bishop of Llandaff. The see was greatly impoverished, and Jones was, as Godwin has observed, the first Welshman that was preferred to it for the space of three hundred years. He died at Mathern, Monmouthshire in November 1574, and was buried on the 15th of the same month within the church there. He married Anne Henson, by whom he had several daughters.
Bishop of Llandaff
The Bishop of Llandaff is the Ordinary of the Church in Wales Diocese of Llandaff.-Area of authority:The diocese covers most of the County of Glamorgan. The Bishop's seat is located in the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul , in the village of Llandaff, just north-west of the City of...
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Jones was descended from an ancient family of that name in Gower, to which belonged Sir Hugh Johnys of Llandimore. He was educated at Oxford University, probably at New Inn Hall, and was admitted to the degree of Bachelor of Civil Law
Bachelor of Civil Law
Bachelor of Civil Law is the name of various degrees in law conferred by English-language universities. Historically, it originated as a postgraduate degree in the universities of Oxford and Cambridge, but many universities now offer the BCL as an undergraduate degree...
on 24 July 1541, being then described as ‘chaplain.’ He was first beneficed in Wales, but on 4 January 1557 he was instituted to the vicarage of Banwell, Somerset. By 1560 he had returned to Wales, and at that date was prebendary of Llandaff and rector of Tredunnock
Tredunnock
Tredunnock is a small village in Monmouthshire, south east Wales, in the United Kingdom. Tredunnock is located northeast of Caerleon and four miles south of Usk.-History and amenities:...
in the same diocese.
On 17 April 1567 he was, on Archbishop Parker's recommendation, elected bishop of Llandaff. The see was greatly impoverished, and Jones was, as Godwin has observed, the first Welshman that was preferred to it for the space of three hundred years. He died at Mathern, Monmouthshire in November 1574, and was buried on the 15th of the same month within the church there. He married Anne Henson, by whom he had several daughters.