Richard Ormston

Richard Jeremy Ormston (born 17 November 1961)[1] has been Archdeacon of Northampton[2][3] since 2014.[4]

Born in 1961,[1] Ormston was educated at Oak Hill Theological College and ordained deacon in 1987 and priest in 1988. After a curacy at St Mary, Rodbourne Cheney,[5] he was Rector of Collingtree with Courteenhall and Milton Malsor from 1991 to 2001 (and Rural Dean of Wootton from 1996 to 2001); then Rector of St Peter, Oundle from 2001 until his appointment as Archdeacon of Northampton.[6] He was also Rural Dean of Oundle and an honorary canon of Peterborough Cathedral from 2003 until 2013. He is additionally Acting Archdeacon of Oakham, 1 December 2021 – 6 February 2022.[7]

  1. ^ a b "Ormston, Richard Jeremy". Who's Who. Vol. 2016 (November 2015 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 24 July 2016. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  2. ^ Peterborough Diocese
  3. ^ Northampton News
  4. ^ All Saints, Northampton
  5. ^ Geograph
  6. ^ Church web-site
  7. ^ "Appointments and retirements (November 2021)". Diocese of Peterborough. Archived from the original on 1 January 2022. Retrieved 1 January 2022.