David Bentley (bishop of Gloucester)


David Bentley
Bishop of Gloucester
DioceseDiocese of Gloucester
Installed1993
Term ended2003 (retirement)
PredecessorPeter Ball
SuccessorMichael Perham
Other post(s)Bishop of Lynn (1986–1993)
Orders
Ordination1961
ConsecrationJuly 1986[1]
Personal details
Born(1935-08-07)7 August 1935
Died4 March 2020(2020-03-04) (aged 84)
DenominationAnglican
SpouseClarice Bentley
ChildrenKatharine Gorick, Simon Bentley, Rachel Harrison, Matthew Bentley
Alma materUniversity of Leeds

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.

  1. ^ Lords Hansard, 12 Jul 2000 : Column 222 (Retrieved 26 April 2015)