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
  1. Diocese of Norwich
  2. 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.)
  3. "Ian Robert Bentley". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  4. Eastern Daily Press
  5. Bishop, Donna-Louise (1 June 2022). "'Loved and respected' retired Archdeacon of Lynn dies". Norwich Evening News. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  6. @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.


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