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Jones was born in Liverpool, England, on 11 October 1840.
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Llewellyn Jones
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Jones was consecrated Bishop of Newfoundland on 1 May 1878 by Archbishop Tait of Canterbury, with Bishops Jackson (London) and Atlay (Hereford) assisting. His predecessor, James Kelly, had resigned in 1877 due an aversion to sailing. Jones arrived at Saint John"s on 4 June.
He was installed the Bishop of Newfoundland by the Revd Thomas M. Wood, who was the bishop"s commissary.
Following the devastating fire of 1892, Jones rebuilt the Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist. Jones died on 9 January 1918.
