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Geoffrey Bryan Bentley

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(Geoffrey) Bryan Bentley (16 July 1909 – 12 September 1996) was a Canon of Windsor from 1957 to 1982[1]

Career

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He was educated at King's College, Cambridge.

He was appointed:

  • Assistant Curate, St Cuthbert's, Copnor 1933 - 1935
  • Tutor of Scholae Cancellarii, Lincoln 1935 -1938
  • Lecturer 1938 - 1952
  • Priest Vicar, Lincoln Cathedral 1938 - 1952
  • Proctor in Convocation 1945 - 1955
  • Rector, Milton Abbot with Dunteron 1952 - 1957
  • Examining Chaplain to the Bishop of Exeter 1952 - 1974;

He was appointed to the eleventh stall in St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, in 1957, and held the stall until 1982.

References

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  1. ^ "Obituary: Canon G. B. Bentley - The Independent (London, England) | HighBeam Research - FREE trial". Highbeam.com. 25 September 1996. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012. Retrieved 13 March 2011.