Richard Ormston Explained

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

Born in 1961, 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,^[4] 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.^[5] 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 20216 February 2022.^[6]

Notes and References

1. http://www.peterborough-diocese.org.uk/news-and-events/news/post/127-new-archdeacon-of-northampton-appointed Peterborough Diocese
2. http://www.northampton-news-hp.co.uk/New-Archdeacon-Northampton-Richard-Ormston/story-21675121-detail/story.html Northampton News
3. http://www.allsaintsnorthampton.co.uk/latest_news_article107.shtml All Saints, Northampton
4. https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/309183 Geograph
5. http://www.oundlestpeters.org.uk/photos.php?pgid=19 Church web-site
6. Web site: Diocese of Peterborough . Appointments and retirements (November 2021) . 1 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220101151249/https://www.peterborough-diocese.org.uk/news-and-events/clergy-announcements . 1 January 2022.