Leonard Ashton
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Leonard James Ashton was the inaugural Bishop in Cyprus and the Gulf.[1] Born in 1915[2] and educated at Tyndale Hall, Bristol, he was ordained in 1943 and after a curacy at Cheadle was for nearly 30 years an RAF chaplain.[3] From 1974 until 1976, he was Assistant Bishop of Jerusalem prior to the re-organisation [4] that led to his elevation to the Episcopate. He dies in 2001 in Chesham.
References
- ↑ "Who was Who 1897–2007” London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
- ↑ Crockford's clerical directory in Chesham (London, Church House 1975) ISBN 0-19-200008-X)
- ↑ Latterly as Archdeacon of the RAF
- ↑ The Times, Thursday, 31 Jul 1975; pg. 6; Issue 59462; col B "Church reorganized in Middle East"
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Inaugural appointment
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Bishop in Cyprus and the Gulf 1976 –1983 |
Succeeded by Henry Moore |
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