Harry James Carpenter (20 October 1901 in Liss – 24 May 1993 in Oxford) was an English bishop and theologian.
[6] Carpenter married Urith Monica Trevelyan, a teacher.
Their son was the biographer, writer and radio broadcaster, Humphrey Carpenter.
[7] He initiated the ecumenical discussions which eventually resulted in the building of the Church of Christ the Cornerstone in Milton Keynes.
There is a parish school named after Carpenter in the Oxfordshire village of North Newington.