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{{Short description|English Anglican bishop (1915–2001)}}
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'''Leonard James Ashton''', {{Post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|sep=,|CB|QHC}} (27 June 1915 – 19 January 2001) was an English [[Anglican]] bishop and military chaplain. He was the inaugural [[Anglican Diocese of Cyprus and the Gulf|Bishop in Cyprus and the Gulf]], serving from 1976 to 1983.<ref>"[[Who's Who|Who was Who]] 1897–2007" London, [[A & C Black]], 1991 {{ISBN|0-7136-3457-X}}</ref> He had previously spent most of his ordained ministry serving in the [[Royal Air Force Chaplains Branch|Chaplains Branch]] of the [[Royal Air Force]], and rose to become its [[Chaplain-in-Chief]] (1969 to 1973).
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'''Leonard James Ashton''' [[Order of the Bath|CB]] [[Honorary Chaplain to the Queen|QHC]] was the inaugural [[Anglican Diocese of Cyprus and the Gulf|Bishop in Cyprus and the Gulf]].<ref>"[[Who's Who|Who was Who]] 1897–2007” London, [[A & C Black]], 1991 {{ISBN|0-7136-3457-X}}</ref> Born in 1916<ref>[[Crockford's clerical directory]] in Chesham (London, Church House 1975) {{ISBN|0-19-200008-X}})</ref> and educated at [[Trinity College, Bristol|Tyndale Hall, Bristol]], he was [[ordained]] in 1943 and—after a [[curate|curacy]] at [[Cheadle, Greater Manchester|Cheadle]]—was for nearly 30 years an [[RAF]] [[military chaplain|chaplain]].<ref>Latterly as [[Archdeacon|Archdeacon of the RAF]]</ref> From 1974 until 1976, he was ''Assistant Bishop of Jerusalem'' prior to the re-organisation <ref>''[[The Times]]'', Thursday, 31 Jul 1975; pg. 6; Issue 59462; col B "Church reorganized in Middle East"</ref> that led to his elevation to the [[Episcopate]]. He died in 2001 in Chesham.
==Early life and education==
Leonard Ashton was born on 27 June 1915 to Henry Ashton and Sarah Ashton (née Ing).<ref name="WWW">{{cite web|title=Ashton, Rt Rev. Leonard James|website=[[Who Was Who]]|publisher=Oxford University Press|doi=10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U5862|date=1 December 2007}}</ref> From 1940 to 1942, he trained for [[ordained ministry]] at [[Tyndale Hall, Bristol]], an [[evangelical Anglican]] [[theological college]].<ref>[[Crockford's clerical directory]] in Chesham (London, Church House 1975) {{ISBN|0-19-200008-X}})</ref>

==Ordained ministry==
===Early ministry===
Leonard Ashton was [[ordained]] in the [[Church of England]] as a [[Deacon#Anglicanism|deacon]] in 1942 and as a [[Priest#Anglican or Episcopalian|priest]] in 1943.<ref name="Crockford">{{Crockford| surname = Ashton | forenames = Leonard James | id = 11522 | accessed = 2 March 2018}}</ref> From 1942 to 1945, he served his [[curacy]] in [[Cheadle, Greater Manchester|Cheadle]] in the [[Diocese of Chester]].<ref name="WWW" /><ref name="Crockford" />

===Military service===
On 15 May 1945, Leonard Ashton was granted an emergency commission in the [[Royal Air Force Chaplains Branch|Chaplains Branch]] of the [[Royal Air Force]] (RAF) and granted the relative rank of [[squadron leader]].<ref name="LG 37124">{{London Gazette |issue= 37124 |date= 8 June 1945 |page= 3079 |supp= y }}</ref> He served in north Wales during 1945, before being posted to [[Far East Air Force (Royal Air Force)|Air Headquarters Malaya and Singapore]] in 1946.<ref name="WWW" /> From 1947 to 1948, he served in Japan.<ref name="WWW" /> In 1948, he returned to England and was posted to [[RAF Halton]] in Buckinghamshire.<ref name="WWW" /> On 4 May 1949, he was granted a short service commission in the relative rank of squadron leader with seniority from 15 May 1945.<ref name="LG 38673">{{London Gazette |issue= 38673 |date= 26 July 1949 |page= 3635 |supp= y }}</ref> From 1949 to 1950, he served at [[RAF Feltwell]] in Norfolk.<ref name="WWW" />

Leonard Ashton was transferred to a permanent commission on 21 June 1950.<ref name="LG 39071">{{London Gazette |issue= 39071 |date= 21 November 1950 |page= 5818 |supp= y }}</ref> From 1950 to 1953, he served as a [[lecturer]] and chaplain at the RAF Chaplaincy School near [[Cheltenham]], Gloucestershire.<ref name="WWW" /> Then, from 1953 to 1954, he was posted to [[Air Headquarters Iraq]].<ref name="WWW" /> From 1954 to 1960, he served at [[RAF College, Cranwell]], the Royal Air Force's main officer training establishment.<ref name="WWW" /> On 15 May 1959, he was promoted to the relative rank of [[Wing commander (rank)|wing commander]].<ref name="LG 41710">{{London Gazette |issue= 41710 |date= 15 May 1959 |page= 3275 |supp= y }}</ref> From 1960 to 1961, he once more served abroad having been assigned to [[British Forces Aden|British Forces Arabian Peninsular]] and [[Middle East Command]].<ref name="WWW" />

In 1962, Leonard Ashton returned to England and was promoted to Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief.<ref name="WWW" /> From 1962 to 1965, he served at [[RAF Training Command]].<ref name="WWW" /> From 1965 to 1969, he was the resident chaplain (i.e. [[priest-in-charge]]) of [[St Clement Danes]] in London, the central church of the Royal Air Force.<ref name="WWW" /><ref name="Crockford" /> In 1969, he was appointed [[Chaplain-in-Chief]] of the RAF and promoted to the relative rank of [[air vice-marshal]].<ref name="WWW" /><ref name="Crockford" /> As the most senior Anglican chaplain, he was also appointed [[Archdeacon for the Royal Air Force]] in the Church of England.<ref name="WWW" />

After nearly 30 years serving in the Royal Air Force as a chaplain, Ashton retired from the military in 1973.<ref name="WWW" />

===Episcopal ministry===
In 1974, Ashton was [[consecrated]] a [[bishop]].<ref name="Crockford" /> From 1974 to 1976, he served as an [[assistant bishop]] in the [[Anglican Diocese of Jerusalem|Diocese of Jerusalem]].<ref name="WWW" /> In 1976, the Anglican presence in the region was reorganised: this resulted in the creation of the [[Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East]] and four new dioceses. One of these new diocese was the [[Diocese of Cyprus and the Gulf]], and Ashton was appointed its first [[diocesan bishop]] as bishop in Cyprus and the Gulf.<ref>''[[The Times]]'', Thursday, 31 July 1975; p. 6; Issue 59462; col B "Church reorganized in Middle East"</ref> He was also an Episcopal Canon of [[St George's Cathedral, Jerusalem]] from 1976 to 1983.<ref name="WWW" /> He retired from full-time ordained ministry in 1983, as was succeeded by [[Henry Moore (bishop)|Henry Moore]] as bishop in Cyprus and the Gulf.

With retirement, Ashton returned to England and was appointed an [[honorary assistant bishop]] of the [[Diocese of Oxford]].<ref name="Crockford" /> He died on 19 January 2001 in [[Chesham]], Buckinghamshire.<ref name="WWW" />

==Honours==
In the [[1970 New Year Honours]], Ashton was appointed [[Companion of the Order of the Bath]] (CB).<ref name="LG 44999">{{London Gazette |issue= 44999 |date= 30 December 1969 |page= 3 |supp= y }}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 22:48, 12 September 2024

The Right Reverend

Leonard Ashton

CB QHC
Bishop in Cyprus and the Gulf
ChurchEpiscopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East
DioceseDiocese of Cyprus and the Gulf
In office1976 to 1981
SuccessorHenry Moore
Other post(s)Chaplain-in-Chief of the RAF (1969 to 1973)
Orders
Ordination1942 (deacon)
1943 (priest)
Consecration1974
Personal details
Born(1915-06-27)27 June 1915
Died19 January 2001(2001-01-19) (aged 85)
NationalityEnglish
DenominationAnglicanism
Alma materTyndale Hall, Bristol

Leonard James Ashton, CB, QHC (27 June 1915 – 19 January 2001) was an English Anglican bishop and military chaplain. He was the inaugural Bishop in Cyprus and the Gulf, serving from 1976 to 1983.[1] He had previously spent most of his ordained ministry serving in the Chaplains Branch of the Royal Air Force, and rose to become its Chaplain-in-Chief (1969 to 1973).

Early life and education

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Leonard Ashton was born on 27 June 1915 to Henry Ashton and Sarah Ashton (née Ing).[2] From 1940 to 1942, he trained for ordained ministry at Tyndale Hall, Bristol, an evangelical Anglican theological college.[3]

Ordained ministry

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Early ministry

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Leonard Ashton was ordained in the Church of England as a deacon in 1942 and as a priest in 1943.[4] From 1942 to 1945, he served his curacy in Cheadle in the Diocese of Chester.[2][4]

Military service

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On 15 May 1945, Leonard Ashton was granted an emergency commission in the Chaplains Branch of the Royal Air Force (RAF) and granted the relative rank of squadron leader.[5] He served in north Wales during 1945, before being posted to Air Headquarters Malaya and Singapore in 1946.[2] From 1947 to 1948, he served in Japan.[2] In 1948, he returned to England and was posted to RAF Halton in Buckinghamshire.[2] On 4 May 1949, he was granted a short service commission in the relative rank of squadron leader with seniority from 15 May 1945.[6] From 1949 to 1950, he served at RAF Feltwell in Norfolk.[2]

Leonard Ashton was transferred to a permanent commission on 21 June 1950.[7] From 1950 to 1953, he served as a lecturer and chaplain at the RAF Chaplaincy School near Cheltenham, Gloucestershire.[2] Then, from 1953 to 1954, he was posted to Air Headquarters Iraq.[2] From 1954 to 1960, he served at RAF College, Cranwell, the Royal Air Force's main officer training establishment.[2] On 15 May 1959, he was promoted to the relative rank of wing commander.[8] From 1960 to 1961, he once more served abroad having been assigned to British Forces Arabian Peninsular and Middle East Command.[2]

In 1962, Leonard Ashton returned to England and was promoted to Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief.[2] From 1962 to 1965, he served at RAF Training Command.[2] From 1965 to 1969, he was the resident chaplain (i.e. priest-in-charge) of St Clement Danes in London, the central church of the Royal Air Force.[2][4] In 1969, he was appointed Chaplain-in-Chief of the RAF and promoted to the relative rank of air vice-marshal.[2][4] As the most senior Anglican chaplain, he was also appointed Archdeacon for the Royal Air Force in the Church of England.[2]

After nearly 30 years serving in the Royal Air Force as a chaplain, Ashton retired from the military in 1973.[2]

Episcopal ministry

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In 1974, Ashton was consecrated a bishop.[4] From 1974 to 1976, he served as an assistant bishop in the Diocese of Jerusalem.[2] In 1976, the Anglican presence in the region was reorganised: this resulted in the creation of the Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East and four new dioceses. One of these new diocese was the Diocese of Cyprus and the Gulf, and Ashton was appointed its first diocesan bishop as bishop in Cyprus and the Gulf.[9] He was also an Episcopal Canon of St George's Cathedral, Jerusalem from 1976 to 1983.[2] He retired from full-time ordained ministry in 1983, as was succeeded by Henry Moore as bishop in Cyprus and the Gulf.

With retirement, Ashton returned to England and was appointed an honorary assistant bishop of the Diocese of Oxford.[4] He died on 19 January 2001 in Chesham, Buckinghamshire.[2]

Honours

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In the 1970 New Year Honours, Ashton was appointed Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB).[10]

References

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  1. ^ "Who was Who 1897–2007" London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s "Ashton, Rt Rev. Leonard James". Who Was Who. Oxford University Press. 1 December 2007. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U5862. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
  3. ^ Crockford's clerical directory in Chesham (London, Church House 1975) ISBN 0-19-200008-X)
  4. ^ a b c d e f "Leonard James Ashton". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  5. ^ "No. 37124". The London Gazette (Supplement). 8 June 1945. p. 3079.
  6. ^ "No. 38673". The London Gazette (Supplement). 26 July 1949. p. 3635.
  7. ^ "No. 39071". The London Gazette (Supplement). 21 November 1950. p. 5818.
  8. ^ "No. 41710". The London Gazette (Supplement). 15 May 1959. p. 3275.
  9. ^ The Times, Thursday, 31 July 1975; p. 6; Issue 59462; col B "Church reorganized in Middle East"
  10. ^ "No. 44999". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 December 1969. p. 3.
Military offices
Preceded by Chaplain-in-Chief of the RAF
1969 to 1973 		Succeeded by
Anglican Communion titles
New title Bishop in Cyprus and the Gulf
1976 to 1981 		Succeeded by
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