Richard Jeremy Ormston (born 17 November 1961) has been

Archdeacon of Northampton The Archdeacon of Northampton is a senior ecclesiastical officer within the Diocese of Peterborough. As such she or he is responsible for the disciplinary supervision of the clergy within its six rural deaneries: Brackley, Brixworth, Daventry ...

since 2014. Born in 1961, Ormston was educated at

Oak Hill Theological College Oak Hill College is a conservative evangelical theological college located on Chase Side in Southgate, London, England. Its aim is to prepare men and women from the Church of England and Independent churches for ministry in the real world. Over ...

and ordained deacon in 1987 and priest in 1988. After a curacy at St Mary, Rodbourne Cheney, he was

Rector Rector (Latin for the member of a vessel's crew who steers) may refer to: Style or title *Rector (ecclesiastical), a cleric who functions as an administrative leader in some Christian denominations *Rector (academia), a senior official in an edu ...

of Collingtree with

Courteenhall Courteenhall is a village south of the county town of Northampton, in the shire county of Northamptonshire, England, and about north of London. The population of the civil parish was 122 at the 2011 census. The village is located in a cul-de-sa ...

and Milton Malsor from 1991 to 2001 (and Rural Dean of Wootton from 1996 to 2001); then

of St Peter, Oundle from 2001 until his appointment as

. 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.

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