David Raymond Jones (born 18 March 1934) is an

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priest and former Royal Navy

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. Jones was

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for the Royal Navy from 1977 to 1980 and an Honorary Chaplain to The Queen from 1984 to 1989. He was Warden and Director of the Divine Healing Mission from 1989 to 1997.

Early life and education

Jones was born in Carmarthenshire, Wales, on 18 March 1934. He attended two independent boarding schools: St Michael's School in Carmarthenshire and Truro School in Cornwall. In 1951, he proceeded to the University of Wales, Lampeter, graduating with a B.A. in 1954. From 1954 to 1957, he trained for ordination at

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and Wycliffe Hall, Oxford. He received his

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in 1957 and his M.A. in 1961.

Ordained ministry

Jones was ordained as a deacon in 1958 and as a priest in 1959, at

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, Bishop of Exeter. He began his career as a curate at

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from September 1958 to July 1960. He was then curate at Tamerton Foliot from July 1960 to January 1961, and at the

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from January 1961 to September 1963. Following this, he was the school chaplain of

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until July 1966. Jones joined the Royal Navy in September 1966. He was chaplain to several of Her Majesty's Ships, including HMS ''Drake'', HMS ''Illustrious'', HMS ''Invincible'', HMS ''Mercury'', HMS ''Osprey'', and HMS ''Triumph'', and served in the

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. He also served as chaplain to RNH Mtarfa, the Royal Navy's main hospital in Malta, and to its senior base there. From 1977 to 1980, he was

for the Royal Navy. In 1978, he returned to England to take up the post of Naval Director of the

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, located in

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. On 11 June 1984, he was appointed an Honorary Chaplain to The Queen (QHC), succeeding bishop Noël Jones. During this time, he completed a preaching tour of Australia, New Zealand and Canada. In 1989, Jones left the Navy and was given the post of Warden and Director of the Divine Healing Mission. He has been semi-retired since 1997, when he left the Divine Healing Mission. Since 2009, he has resided in Steyning, West Sussex, where he is an honorary chaplain at St Andrew and St Cuthman's Church.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Jones, David Raymond 1934 births Living people People educated at St Michael's School, Llanelli People educated at Truro School Alumni of the University of Wales, Lampeter Alumni of St Catherine's College, Oxford Alumni of Wycliffe Hall, Oxford Royal Navy chaplains Honorary Chaplains to the King 20th-century Church of England clergy 21st-century Church of England clergy