Philip Down


Philip Down
Archdeacon of Ashford
DioceseDiocese of Canterbury
In office13 March 2011 – 15 October 2017
SuccessorDarren Miller
Other post(s)Archdeacon of Maidstone (2002–2011)
Joint Acting Archdeacon of Canterbury (2015–2017)
Orders
Ordination1982 (Uniting Church in Australia minister)
1989 (Anglican deacon and priest)
Personal details
Born (1953-03-28) 28 March 1953 (age 71)
NationalityAustralian and/or British
DenominationAnglican (formerly Methodist)
ParentsKeith and Ivy Down
SpouseChristine Oakley (m. 1972)
Childrenfour
ProfessionMedical Scientist; academic (ethics)
Alma materRoyal Melbourne Institute of Technology

Philip Roy Down (born 28 March 1953) is a retired priest in the Church of England. He served as the Archdeacon of Maidstone and then the first Archdeacon of Ashford, both in the Diocese of Canterbury.