Richard Ormston

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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 was additionally Acting Archdeacon of Oakham, 1 December 2021 6 February 2022 and, briefly, Rural Dean of Towcester. [7]

References

  1. 1 2 "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.
Church of England titles
Preceded by Archdeacon of Northampton
2014present
Incumbent