Leonard James Ashton
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Leonard James Ashton was the inaugural Bishop of 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 lead to his elevation to the Episcopate.
[edit] Notes
- ^ Who was Who 1897-2007” London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 9780713634573
- ^ Crockford's clerical directory (London, Church House 1975) ISBN 0108153674)
- ^ Latterly as Archdeacon of the RAF
- ^ The Times, Thursday, Jul 31, 1975; pg. 6; Issue 59462; col B Church reorganized in Middle East
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| Preceded by Inaugural appointment |
Bishop of Cyprus and the Gulf 1976 –1983 |
Succeeded by Henry Wylie Moore |
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