David Colin Jones
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The Right Reverend David Colin Jones D.Min. | |
|---|---|
| Suffragan Bishop of Virginia | |
| Church | Episcopal Church |
| Diocese | Virginia |
| Elected | January 27, 1995 |
| In office | 1995–2012 |
| Successor | Susan Goff |
| Other post | Visiting Bishop in Virginia (2012-present) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1968 by Wilburn C. Campbell |
| Consecration | June 24, 1995 by Edmond L. Browning |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 20, 1943 |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Parents | John Henry Jones & Jean Clark |
| Spouse | Mary Kennedy Biddle (m. 1965) |
| Children | 2 |
David Colin Jones (born June 20, 1943) is an American prelate who was a suffragan bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia, serving from 1995 to 2012.
Jones was born on June 20, 1943, in Youngstown, Ohio, the son of John Henry Jones and Jean Clark. He was raised in Fairmont, West Virginia. He studied at West Virginia University and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in history in 1965. On June 5, 1965, he married Mary Kennedy Biddle and together has two children. He then enrolled for a Master of Divinity at the Virginia Theological Seminary and graduated in 1968. He also graduated with a Doctor of Ministry from Virginia Theological Seminary in 1991 and was awarded an honorary Doctor of Divinity in 1996.[1]
