Wallace Benn
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The Right Reverend Wallace Benn |
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| Bishop of Lewes | |
| Church | Church of England |
| Diocese | Diocese of Chichester |
| In office | 1997 to 2012 |
| Predecessor | Ian Cundy |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1973 |
| Consecration | 1 May 1997 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 August 1947 |
| Nationality | British |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Spouse | Lindsay (m. 1978) |
| Children | Two |
| Alma mater | University College, Dublin |
Wallace Parke Benn (born 6 August 1947) is a retired English Anglican bishop. He was the area Bishop of Lewes in the Diocese of Chichester in the Church of England from 1997 until his retirement in October 2012.
Benn was born on 6 August 1947. He was educated at St. Andrew's College, Dublin, then an all-boys school in Dublin. He studied at University College, Dublin, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1969. In 1969, he entered Trinity College, Bristol, an Evangelical Anglican theological college, to train for ordained ministry. During this time he also studied for a diploma in theology (DipTheol) which was validated by the University of London.
Benn was ordained in the Church of England as a deacon in 1972 and as a priest in 1973. His ordained ministry began with curacies at St Mark's New Ferry, Wirral and St Mary's Cheadle, after which he was Vicar of St James the Great, Audley, Staffordshire and finally (before his consecration to the episcopate) St Peter's Harold Wood.
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