From Liverpool England-JAMES JONES started his career as a religious education teacher in Kent.
He spent eight years as a curate in Bristol, before becoming a vicar in Croydon, Surrey, in 1990. Soon after, in 1994, he was appointed Bishop of Hull, arriving four years later in Liverpool.
He became the city's seventh bishop in 1998, taking over from the famous David Sheppard, who carried out the role for more than 20 years.
Reaching out to the world beyond the majestic Anglican Cathedral and the Church of England has been a key theme of the Rt Rev James Jones' 15 years as Bishop of Liverpool.
Bishop James has been deeply involved in regeneration, having chaired New Deal for Communities programme in Liverpool (Kensington Regeneration) and the ECHO's Stop the Rot campaign.
The decay and renewal of neighbourhoods has been close to his heart as 45% of the parishes in the Diocese of Liverpool are designated Urban Priority Areas.
The Bishop believes those running centrally-led programmes of regeneration need to understand more fully how communities can be revived.
Read more: Liverpool Echo
http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-news/local-news/2013/01/28/bishop-of-liverpool-james-jones-looking-back-at-his-career-100252-32692096/#ixzz2JGhCcyxu
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