David Bentley (bishop of Gloucester)
David Edward Bentley (7 August 1935 – 4 March 2020) was an English bishop. He was first the Bishop of Lynn and, subsequently, the Bishop of Gloucester in the Church of England.
David Bentley | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Gloucester | |
| Diocese | Diocese of Gloucester |
| Installed | 1993 |
| Term ended | 2003 (retirement) |
| Predecessor | Peter Ball |
| Successor | Michael Perham |
| Other posts | Bishop of Lynn (1986–1993) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1961 |
| Consecration | July 1986[1] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 August 1935 |
| Died | 4 March 2020 (aged 84) |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Spouse | Clarice Bentley |
| Children | Katharine Gorick, Simon Bentley, Rachel Harrison, Matthew Bentley |
| Alma mater | University of Leeds |
Bentley was educated at Great Yarmouth Grammar School and the University of Leeds. He studied for ordination at Westcott House, Cambridge and was ordained in 1961.[2] He began his ordained ministry as a curate at St Ambrose's Bristol and Holy Trinity with St Mary in Guildford;[3] after which he was rector of Headley, East Hampshire,[4] Rural Dean of Esher and (his final position before ordination to the episcopate) Warden of the Community of All Hallows, Ditchingham.[5] He was consecrated as a bishop on 22 July 1986, by Robert Runcie, Archbishop of Canterbury, at Southwark Cathedral.[6] On retirement he moved to Lichfield where he was an Honorary Assistant Bishop in the Diocese of Lichfield. His two sons in law are Suffragan Bishops.[7]
He died on 4 March 2020 at the age of 84.[8]
References
- Lords Hansard, 12 Jul 2000 : Column 222 (Accessed 26 April 2015)
- Debrett's People of Today: (1992, London, Debrett's) ISBN 1-870520-09-2
- "Church website". Archived from the original on 13 February 2012. Retrieved 15 September 2008.
- Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975-76, London: Oxford University Press, 1976, ISBN 0-19-200008-X
- Who's Who 1992, London, A & C Black, 1991, ISBN 0-7136-3514-2.
- "picture caption". Church Times (#6442). 1 August 1986. p. 2. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 1 June 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.
- Obituary, The Daily Telegraph, London, 16 March 2020
- Bentley
| Church of England titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Aubrey Aitken |
Bishop of Lynn 1986–1993 |
Succeeded by David Conner |
| Preceded by Peter Ball |
Bishop of Gloucester 1993–2003 |
Succeeded by Michael Perham |