Girault M. Jones
The Right Reverend Girault McArthur Jones D.D. | |
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| Bishop of Louisiana | |
| Church | Episcopal Church |
| Diocese | Louisiana |
| Elected | November 17, 1948 |
| In office | 1949–1969 |
| Predecessor | John Long Jackson |
| Successor | Iveson B. Noland |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | May 19, 1929 by William Mercer Green |
| Consecration | March 9, 1949 by Henry Knox Sherrill |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 30, 1904 |
| Died | April 29, 1998 (aged 93) Nashville, Tennessee, United States |
| Buried | University of the South Cemetery, Sewanee, Tennessee |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Parents | Ackland Hartley Jones & Elizabeth Girault Shaifer |
| Spouse | Virginia Hester Wallace (m. 1930, d. 1930) Kathleen Platt (m. 1935) |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | University of Mississippi |
Girault McArthur Jones (June 30, 1904 - April 29, 1998) was seventh Bishop of Louisiana in The Episcopal Church, elected in 1948.
He was born and raised in Mississippi and attended college at the University of Mississippi and the University of the South, where he earned a bachelor of divinity. Following his election as bishop, he was awarded a Doctor of Divinity by his alma mater. He later served as Chancellor of University of the South.