Benjamin Lany


Benjamin Lany

Bishop of Ely
DioceseDiocese of Ely
In office1667–1675
PredecessorPeter Gunning
SuccessorMatthew Wren
Other post(s)Bishop of Peterborough (1660–1663)
Bishop of Lincoln (1663–1667)
Orders
Consecration2 December 1660
by Accepted Frewen
Personal details
Born1591 (1591)
Died24 January 1675(1675-01-24) (aged 84)
BuriedEly Cathedral
NationalityBritish
DenominationAnglican
Alma materChrist's College, Cambridge
Monument to Bishop Benjamin Laney in Ely Cathedral

Benjamin Lany FRS (or Laney; 1 January 1591 – 24 January 1675) was an English academic and bishop.[1]