Wallace Benn

The Rt Revd Wallace Benn BA DipTh^[1]
Bishop of Lewes
Church	Church of England
Diocese	Diocese of Chichester
Enthroned	c 1997
Predecessor	Ian Cundy
Orders
Ordination	1973
Consecration	c 1997
Personal details
Born	6 August 1947 (1947-08-06) (age 64)
Nationality	British
Denomination	Anglican
Spouse	Wife
Children	Two children
Alma mater	University College, Dublin

Wallace Parke Benn (born 6 August 1947) is an Anglican suffragan bishop. He is the current suffragan Bishop of Lewes in the Diocese of Chichester in the Church of England.^[2]

Benn was educated at St Andrew's College and University College, Dublin.^[3] After studying at Trinity College, Bristol he was ordained in 1973.^[4] 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. In 2002, Benn appeared in the popular BBC television motoring series Top Gear, placing third in the first "Fastest Faith" competition.^[5] He is married with two children and a grandchild.

Wallace Benn has written two books and numerous pamphlets including 'The Last Word: Jesus' Teaching in The Upper Room' ^[6]and 'Jesus Our Joy: Learning about True Spirituality'. ^[7] Wallace Benn has indicated his intention to retire as Bishop of Lewes in August 2012.

Styles

Wallace Benn Esq (to 1973)
The Revd Wallace Benn (1973–c1997)
The Rt Revd Wallace Benn (c1997—present)

References

^ Diocese of Chichester — Other Staff
^ Anglican Communion
^ Who's Who2008: London, A & C Black ISBN 9780713672576
^ Crockford's Clerical Directory2008/2009 Lambeth, Church House Publishing ISBN 9780715110300
^ Top Gear, Series 1, Episode 7 (first broadcast 1 December 2002).
^ http://www.christianfocus.com/item/show/513/-
^ http://www.parable.com/i.Jesus-Our-Joy-Learning-about-True-Spirituality-Benn-Wallace.9781857924435

Church of England titles
Preceded by Ian Cundy	Bishop of Lewes 1997—present	Incumbent

Bishops of Lewes

Leonard Burrows • Herbert Jones • Henry Southwell • Thomas Cook • William Streatfeild • Hugh Hordern • Geoffrey Warde • James Morrell • Peter Ball • Ian Cundy • Wallace Benn

Office holders in the Diocese of Chichester

The Bishop of Chichester • The Bishop of Horsham • The Bishop of Lewes • The Dean of Chichester • The Archdeacon of Chichester The Archdeacon of Horsham The Archdeacon of Lewes and Hastings

Persondata
Name	Benn, Wallace Parke
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Date of birth	6 August 1947
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