William Boyd Carpenter KCVO (26 March 1841 – 26 October 1918) was an English cleric in the Church of England who became Bishop of Ripon and Royal Chaplain to Queen Victoria.

[1] Carpenter was the uncle of Mrs Henry Williams of Moor Park House, Beckwithshaw, North Yorkshire.

[6] He held several curacies, was Vicar of Christ Church, Lancaster Gate, from 1879 to 1884, Canon of Windsor in 1882–84, and after 1884 Bishop of Ripon.

[7] During his time in Ripon, he moved from his original evangelical leanings to a broad church outlook.

He was Chaplain-in-Ordinary to Queen Victoria, Edward VII, and George V. He resigned his see in 1911 on the grounds of ill-health and became a Canon and Sub-Dean of Westminster.