John Boyd Bentley | |
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Bishop of Alaska | |
Church | Episcopal Church |
Diocese | Alaska |
Elected | October 9, 1943 |
In office | 1943–1948 |
Predecessor | Peter Trimble Rowe |
Successor | William Gordon |
Previous post(s) | Suffragan Bishop of Alaska (1931-1943) |
Orders | |
Ordination | June 1929 by Henry St. George Tucker |
Consecration | September 29, 1931 by James De Wolf Perry |
Personal details | |
Born | |
Died | June 12, 1989 Hampton, Virginia, United States | (aged 93)
Nationality | American |
Denomination | Anglican |
Parents | Charles Headley Bentley & Susan Elizabath Cake |
Spouse |
Elvira Wenworth Carr
(m. 1921) |
Alma mater | College 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.