For the Wales international rugby union player see Idris Jones (rugby player)

Idris Jones (rugby player)

Walter Idris Jones CBE was a Welsh international rugby union player. He captained the Wales national rugby union team on one occasion in 1925. Jones played his club rugby for Llanelli RFC.-References:...

Idris Jones (born 1943) is a retired Anglican bishop

Bishop

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 of the Scottish Episcopal Church

Scottish Episcopal Church

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. He was formerly the Bishop of Glasgow and Galloway

Bishop of Glasgow and Galloway

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.

Education and ministry

Jones graduated from St David's University College

University of Wales, Lampeter

University of Wales, Lampeter is a university in Lampeter, Wales. Founded in 1822 by royal charter, it is the oldest degree awarding institution in Wales and may be the third oldest in England and Wales after Oxford and Cambridge...

, Lampeter

Lampeter

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 in 1964 with a Bachelor of Arts

Bachelor of Arts

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 degree. He then studied for his Licentiate in Theology

Licentiate in Theology

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 at the University of Edinburgh

University of Edinburgh

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. He was ordained

Ordination

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 deacon

Deacon

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 in 1967 and priest

Priest

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 in 1968. He served as curate

Curate

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 of Stafford

Stafford

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 Parish Church

Parish church

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 until 1970. From 1970 to 1973 he was precentor

Precentor

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 of St Paul's Cathedral

St Paul's Cathedral, Dundee

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 in Dundee

Dundee

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. Following this, he became team vicar

Vicar

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 of St Hugh's in Gosforth

Gosforth

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 for seven years. In 1980 he became rector

Rector

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 of Montrose

Montrose, Angus

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. He was awarded his doctorate

Doctorate

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 by the New York Theological Seminary

New York Theological Seminary

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 in 1984. In 1989 he became Anglican chaplain

Chaplain

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 to the University of Dundee

University of Dundee

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 and Rector of Invergowrie. From 1992 to 1998 he was team rector of Ayr

Ayr

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, Maybole

Maybole

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 and Girvan

Girvan

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 until his election as Bishop of Glasgow and Galloway. He retired as Bishop on 31 July 2009.

Primus

Jones was elected as Primus

Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church

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 by his fellow bishops 18 May 2006, succeeding the retiring Bruce Cameron. Following a tied election result, his name was chosen as sole candidate by the drawing of lots, when he was unanimously elected Primus. He relinquished his primacy at midnight on 12 June 2009.