Paul Ayers

British ecclesiastical officer

For the Rhode Island Air National Guard general, see Paul L. Ayers.

Paul Nicholas Ayers  (b September 1961)[1] has been Archdeacon of Leeds since 2017.[2] Ayers has a family with 4 children and 11 grandchildren.

Ayers was educated at St Peter's College, Oxford and Trinity College, Bristol. He was ordained in 1986.
His posts up to 2017 were

* 1985-88: Curate St John the Baptist, Clayton, West Yorkshire
* 1988-91: Curate, St Andrew, Keighley
* 1991-1997: Vicar St Cuthbert, Wrose
* 1997-2017:Vicar, SS Laurence & Paul, Pudsey[3]

## References

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1. ^ Companies House
2. ^ "Paul Nicholas Ayers". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
3. ^ West Yorkshire Dales

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