David Bentley (bishop of Gloucester)
David Bentley | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Gloucester | |
| Diocese | Diocese of Gloucester |
| Installed | 1993 |
| Term ended | 2003 (retirement) |
| Predecessor | Peter Ball |
| Successor | Michael Perham |
| Other post | 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 |
| Member of the House of Lords | |
| Bishop of Gloucester 22 April 1998 – 31 December 2003 | |
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.
Early life and education
The son of William Bentley and his wife Florence Dalgleish, Bentley was educated at Great Yarmouth Grammar School and the University of Leeds, where he graduated BA in English literature. He studied for ordination at Westcott House, Cambridge.[2][3]
Ordained ministry
Bentley was ordained in 1961. He began his ordained ministry as a curate at St Ambrose's Bristol and Holy Trinity with St Mary in Guildford;[4] after which he was rector of Headley, East Hampshire,[5] Rural Dean of Esher and (his final position before ordination to the episcopate) Warden of the Community of All Hallows, Ditchingham.[6]
He was consecrated as a bishop on 22 July 1986, by Robert Runcie, Archbishop of Canterbury, at Southwark Cathedral.[7] 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.[8]
Private life
In 1962, Bentley married Clarice Lahmers, and they had two sons and two daughters.[2]
He died on 4 March 2020 at the age of 84.[9][2]
References
- ^ Lords Hansard, 12 Jul 2000 : Column 222 (Retrieved 26 April 2015)
- ^ a b c "Bentley, Rt Rev. David Edward", Who Was Who, online edition 1 December 2007 by Oxford University Press, accessed 1 April 2026 (subscription required)
- ^ 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. No. 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, The Times, March 2020