Cyril Guy Ashton (born 6 April 1942) is a British Anglican bishop.
[3] Ashton trained for the Anglican ministry at Oak Hill Theological College, London, and began a curacy at St Thomas, Blackpool in 1967.
He was then successively: Vocations Secretary to the Church Pastoral Aid Society (1970–1974);[4] Vicar of St Thomas, Lancaster (1974–1991); and finally, before his elevation to the episcopate,[5] was Director of Training for the Diocese of Blackburn (1991–2000).
During his 17 years’ incumbency at St Thomas Lancaster, Ashton developed a distinctive ministry in the charismatic renewal movement and encouraged the open use of charismatic gifts in the main Sunday services.
In 1986, he gained a Master of Arts (MA) degree at Lancaster University.