The Right Reverend Bennett Jones Sims L.H.D., D.D. | |
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| Bishop of Atlanta | |
| Church | Episcopal Church |
| Diocese | Atlanta |
| Elected | 1971 |
| In office | 1972–1983 |
| Predecessor | Randolph Claiborne |
| Successor | C. Judson Child Jr. |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | April 15, 1950 by Noble C. Powell |
| Consecration | February 26, 1972 by John E. Hines |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 9, 1920 |
| Died | July 17, 2006 (aged 85) Hendersonville, North Carolina, United States |
| Buried | St Francis Chapel, Kanuga, North Carolina |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Parents | Lewis Raymond Sims & Sarah Cosette |
| Spouse | Beatrice Wimberly (m. 1943) Mary Page Welborn (m. 1988) |
| Children | 3 |
Bennett Jones Sims (August 9, 1920 – July 17, 2006) was the sixth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta, consecrated in 1972. Upon retirement from the Diocese in 1983, Sims founded the Institute for Servant Leadership at Emory University and served as president of the institute until 1999.