Ian Robert Bentley (28 April 1955 – 31 May 2022) was an English Anglican priest.
He was educated at Westcliff High School for Boys; the University of Sheffield; and Cranmer Hall, Durham.
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.