Ian Bentley
Ian Robert Bentley (28 April 1955 – 31 May 2022) was an English Anglican priest. He was Archdeacon of Lynn from 2018 to 2022.[1]
Bentley was born on 28 April 1955. He was educated at Westcliff High School for Boys; the University of Sheffield; and Cranmer Hall, Durham.[2] After an earlier career as a teacher he was ordained deacon in 1995, and priest in 1996.[3] After a curacy in Mattishall he was Vicar of the Earsham group of parishes for 7 years and vicar of St.Mark’s Oulton Broad for a further 12. He was briefly Priest in charge at St Faith, Plumstead, Cape Town during a sabbatical. He held incumbencies at Earsham, Oulton Broad and St Peter Mancroft.[4]
Bentley died on 31 May 2022, shortly after being diagnosed with stage 4 liver cancer[5] and having resigned his archdeaconry about a month earlier.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ Diocese of Norwich
- ^ Anon (2020). "Bentley, Ven. Ian Robert". Who's Who. A & C Black. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U291331. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "Ian Robert Bentley". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
- ^ Eastern Daily Press
- ^ Bishop, Donna-Louise (1 June 2022). "'Loved and respected' retired Archdeacon of Lynn dies". Norwich Evening News. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
- ^ @bishopnorwich (9 May 2022). "Following Archdeacon Ian's decision to retire..." (Tweet). Archived from the original on 9 May 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022 – via Twitter.
- 1955 births
- 2022 deaths
- 20th-century English Anglican priests
- 21st-century English Anglican priests
- Schoolteachers from Essex
- People from Southend-on-Sea
- People educated at Westcliff High School for Boys
- Alumni of the University of Sheffield
- Alumni of Cranmer Hall, Durham
- Archdeacons of Lynn
- Province of Canterbury archdeacon stubs