John Boyd Bentley


John Boyd Bentley
Bishop of Alaska
ChurchEpiscopal Church
DioceseAlaska
ElectedOctober 9, 1943
In office1943–1948
PredecessorPeter Trimble Rowe
SuccessorWilliam Gordon
Previous post(s)Suffragan Bishop of Alaska (1931-1943)
Orders
OrdinationJune 1929
by Henry St. George Tucker
ConsecrationSeptember 29, 1931
by James De Wolf Perry
Personal details
Born(1896-02-09)February 9, 1896
DiedJune 12, 1989(1989-06-12) (aged 93)
Hampton, Virginia, United States
NationalityAmerican
DenominationAnglican
ParentsCharles Headley Bentley & Susan Elizabath Cake
Spouse
Elvira Wenworth Carr
(m. 1921)
Alma materCollege of William & Mary

John Boyd Bentley (February 9, 1896 – June 12, 1989) was the second bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Alaska. He served as diocesan from 1943 to 1948.