John Ashe (priest)

Francis John Ashe[1] (born London, 11 February 1953) was Archdeacon of Lynn from 2009[2] until 2018.

The Venerable John Ashe during a fun run in 2014

Ashe was educated at Christ's Hospital; the University of Sheffield and Ridley Hall, Cambridge. After an earlier career as a metallurgist he was ordained deacon in 1979, and priest in 1980.[3] After a curacy in Ashtead he was Priest in charge at St Faith, Plumstead, Cape Town. He was Rector of Wisley with Pyrford from 1987 to 1993; and of Godalming from 1993 to 2009 (also Rural Dean 1996 to 2002).[4]

References

1. "The Venerable Francis John Ashe, Archdeacon of Lynn | Ashe Family". ashefamily.info. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
2. "Archdeacon of Lynn (Diocese of Norwich)". dioceseofnorwich.org. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
3. "Francis John Ashe". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
4. ‘ASHE, Ven. (Francis) John’, Who's Who 2017, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2017; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2016 ; online edn, Nov 2016 accessed 29 July 2017

Church of England titles
Preceded by Martin Gray	Archdeacon of Lynn 2009–2018	Succeeded by Ian Bentley