Christopher Randall Jones (born 1964) is an

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in the

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. He has served as an

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and vicar-general in the

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since February 2008. He has also been the CEO of

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Tasmania since 1988. Jones has held a number of positions in the diocese since 1992, including parish ministry at

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, Scottsdale and

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, before holding positions in the diocese as an archdeacon from 2005 to 2008 and then assistant bishop since 2008. Jones was consecrated bishop on 26 February 2008, along with fellow bishop

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, as part of a new focus on ministry and mission in the diocese.

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1964 births 21st-century Anglican bishops in Australia Assistant bishops in the Anglican Diocese of Tasmania Living people {{Australia-Anglican-bishop-stub