Godfrey Ashby

British Anglican bishop, theologian, and academic

Godfrey Ashby

Assistant Bishop of Leicester

Diocese

Diocese of Leicester

In office

1987–1995

Successor

Bill Down

Other post(s)

Dean of Grahamstown (1975–1980)
Bishop of St John\'s (1980–1985)

Orders Ordination

1955 (deacon)
1956 (priest)

Consecration

1980

Personal details Born

(1930-11-06) 6 November 1930 (age 93)

Denomination

Anglican

Parents

William & Vera Hickey

Spouse

Sally Hawtree ​(m. 1957⁠–⁠2015)​

Children

4 sons; 2 daughters

Profession

Writer (theologian)

Alma mater

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.

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