Girault M. Jones

Girault McArthur Jones (June 30, 1904 - April 29, 1998) was seventh Bishop of Louisiana in The Episcopal Church, elected in 1948.

Following his election as bishop, he was awarded a Doctor of Divinity by his alma mater.

Born and raised in Centreville, Mississippi, to parents Ackland Hartley Jones and Elizabeth Girault Shaifer, Jones was educated at a local high school before attending Staunton Military Academy in Virginia, where he graduated.

He served as president of the standing committee of Louisiana between 1944 and 1949, and as deputy to the General Conventions of 1934, 1940, 1943, and 1946.

Following his election as a bishop, he was awarded a Doctor of Divinity degree from the University of the South.