John Ashe (priest)

The Venerable John Ashe during a fun run in 2014

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

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]

  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