Llewellyn Jones, Bishop of Newfoundland
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Llewellyn Jones, Fourth Bishop of Newfoundland, was born in Liverpool, England, 1840 October 11.
Llewellyn Jones was consecrated Bishop of Newfoundland 1878 May 1 by Archbishop Tait, of Canterbury, with Bishops Jackson (London) and Atlay (Hereford) assisting. His predecessor, Bishop Kelly
had resigned in 1877 due an aversion to sailing.
Bishop Jones arrived at St. John's on June 4. He was installed the Fourth Diocesan of Newfoundland by the Rev'd. Thomas M. Wood, who was the Bishop's Commissary.
Following the devastating fire of 1892
Bishop Jones rebuilt the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist
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Bishop Jones died in 1918 January 9.
. She lived in Ottawa, Ontario with her parents, while her father was a Minister of the Crown for the three years succeeding Confederation. She went with her parents, on her father's appointment as Lieutenant-Governor of Manitoba. After the couple`s marriage, they lived at Bishopscourt in St. John's, Newfoundland.
Llewellyn Jones was consecrated Bishop of Newfoundland 1878 May 1 by Archbishop Tait, of Canterbury, with Bishops Jackson (London) and Atlay (Hereford) assisting. His predecessor, Bishop Kelly
James Butler Knill Kelly
James Butler Knill Kelly was a Bishop of the Church of England active in the British colony of Newfoundland and in Scotland. Kelly was a participant in the first Lambeth Conference, which was a crucial step in the creation of the Anglican Communion...
had resigned in 1877 due an aversion to sailing.
Bishop Jones arrived at St. John's on June 4. He was installed the Fourth Diocesan of Newfoundland by the Rev'd. Thomas M. Wood, who was the Bishop's Commissary.
Following the devastating fire of 1892
Great Fire of 1892
The Great Fire in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador on July 8, 1892, is remembered as the worst disaster ever to befall that city. Previous "Great Fire"s had occurred in St...
Bishop Jones rebuilt the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist
Cathedral of St. John the Baptist (St. John's)
The Cathedral of St. John the Baptist is located in the city of St. John's, Newfoundland. This parish in the Diocese of Eastern Newfoundland and Labrador was founded in 1699 in response to a petition drafted by the Anglican townsfolk of St. John's and sent to the Bishop of London, the Rt. Rev....
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The Great Fire of 1892 in St. John's destroyed much of the city and extensively damaged the cathedral. The only stained-glass windows to survive the disaster were in the sacristy off the right of the main altar where the vestments were stored. Three years later the difficult task of reconstruction began. Restoration work continued under the guidance of the diocese's fourth bishop, Llewellyn Jones, and was not finished until 1905.
Bishop Jones died in 1918 January 9.
Family
In December, 1881, the Right Reverend Dr. Jones, Bishop of Newfoundland, married Elizabeth Alice, daughter of Hon. Sir Adams George Archibald, K.C.M.G., Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia and his wife, Elizabeth A., daughter of Rev. John Burnyeat. Mrs Jones was born and educated in Nova ScotiaNova Scotia
Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...
. She lived in Ottawa, Ontario with her parents, while her father was a Minister of the Crown for the three years succeeding Confederation. She went with her parents, on her father's appointment as Lieutenant-Governor of Manitoba. After the couple`s marriage, they lived at Bishopscourt in St. John's, Newfoundland.