British Anglican bishop, theologian, and academic
Assistant Bishop of Leicester
Diocese of Leicester
1987–1995
Bill Down
Dean of Grahamstown (1975–1980)
Bishop of St John\'s (1980–1985)
1955 (deacon)
1956 (priest)
1980
(1930-11-06) 6 November 1930 (age 93)
Anglican
William & Vera Hickey
Sally Hawtree (m. 1957–2015)
4 sons; 2 daughters
Writer (theologian)
King\'s College London
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Godfrey William Ernest Candler Ashby (born 6 November 1930) is a British Anglican bishop, theologian, and academic. From 1980 to 1985, he was the eighth Bishop of St John\'s in the Anglican Church of Southern Africa. From 1988 to 1995, he was the Assistant Bishop of Leicester in the Church of England.
Theodoret of Cyrrhus as exegete of the Old Testament. Grahamstown: Rhodes University. 1972. ISBN 9780949980168.
Sacrifice: its nature and purpose. SCM. 1988. ISBN 978-0-334-01437-9.
Go Out and Meet God: A Commentary on the Book of Exodus. Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. January 1998. ISBN 978-0-8028-4332-6.