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Chichester">Chichester</a></td></tr><tr class="note"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">In office</th><td class="infobox-data">1997–2012</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Predecessor</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Ian_Cundy" title="Ian Cundy">Ian Cundy</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Successor</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Richard_Jackson_(bishop)" title="Richard Jackson (bishop)">Richard Jackson</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background-color:#DDDDDD;">Orders</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Ordination</th><td class="infobox-data">1972 (deacon); 1973 (priest)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Consecration</th><td class="infobox-data">1 May 1997<br />by <a href="/wiki/George_Carey" title="George Carey">George Carey</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background-color:#DDDDDD;">Personal details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1947-08-06</span>) </span>6 August 1947<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 77)</span><br /><div style="display:inline" class="birthplace"><a href="/wiki/Bray,_County_Wicklow" title="Bray, County Wicklow">Bray, County Wicklow</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ireland" title="Ireland">Ireland</a></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Denomination</th><td class="infobox-data category"><a href="/wiki/Anglicanism" title="Anglicanism">Anglican</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouse</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1151524712">.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin2px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-2px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin3px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-3px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-display-ws{display:inline;white-space:nowrap}</style> <div 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He was the <a href="/wiki/Area_bishop" class="mw-redirect" title="Area bishop">area</a> <a href="/wiki/Bishop_of_Lewes" title="Bishop of Lewes">Bishop of Lewes</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Diocese_of_Chichester" title="Diocese of Chichester">Diocese of Chichester</a> from May 1997 until his retirement in October 2012. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life_and_education">Early life and education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wallace_Benn&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life and education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Benn was born in <a href="/wiki/Bray,_County_Wicklow" title="Bray, County Wicklow">Bray, County Wicklow</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ireland" title="Ireland">Ireland</a> on 6 August 1947.<sup id="cite_ref-Who's_Who_2017_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Who's_Who_2017-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was educated at <a href="/wiki/St._Andrew%27s_College,_Dublin" class="mw-redirect" title="St. Andrew's College, Dublin">St. Andrew's College, Dublin</a>, then an all-boys school in Dublin.<sup id="cite_ref-Who's_Who_2017_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Who's_Who_2017-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He studied at <a href="/wiki/University_College,_Dublin" class="mw-redirect" title="University College, Dublin">University College, Dublin</a>, graduating with a <a href="/wiki/Bachelor_of_Arts" title="Bachelor of Arts">Bachelor of Arts</a> (BA) degree in 1969.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Crockford_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Crockford-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1969, he entered <a href="/wiki/Trinity_College,_Bristol" title="Trinity College, Bristol">Trinity College, Bristol</a>, an <a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Anglican" class="mw-redirect" title="Evangelical Anglican">Evangelical Anglican</a> <a href="/wiki/Theological_college" class="mw-redirect" title="Theological college">theological college</a>, to train for <a href="/wiki/Ordained_ministry" class="mw-redirect" title="Ordained ministry">ordained ministry</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Crockford_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Crockford-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During this time he also studied for a <a href="/wiki/Graduate_diploma" title="Graduate diploma">diploma</a> in theology (DipTheol) which was validated by the <a href="/wiki/University_of_London" title="University of London">University of London</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Who's_Who_2017_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Who's_Who_2017-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-dio-other_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dio-other-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Career">Career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wallace_Benn&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Ordained_ministry">Ordained ministry</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wallace_Benn&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Ordained ministry"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Benn was <a href="/wiki/Ordained" class="mw-redirect" title="Ordained">ordained</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Church_of_England" title="Church of England">Church of England</a> as a <a href="/wiki/Deacon#Anglicanism" title="Deacon">deacon</a> in 1972 and as a <a href="/wiki/Anglican_priest" class="mw-redirect" title="Anglican priest">priest</a> in 1973.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His ordained ministry began with <a href="/wiki/Curate" title="Curate">curacies</a> at St Mark's <a href="/wiki/New_Ferry" title="New Ferry">New Ferry</a>, <a href="/wiki/Metropolitan_Borough_of_Wirral" title="Metropolitan Borough of Wirral">Wirral</a> and St Mary's <a href="/wiki/Cheadle,_Greater_Manchester" title="Cheadle, Greater Manchester">Cheadle</a>, after which he was <a href="/wiki/Vicar" title="Vicar">Vicar</a> of St James the Great, <a href="/wiki/Audley,_Staffordshire" title="Audley, Staffordshire">Audley, Staffordshire</a> and finally (before his consecration to the <a href="/wiki/Episcopate" class="mw-redirect" title="Episcopate">episcopate</a>) St Peter's <a href="/wiki/Harold_Wood" title="Harold Wood">Harold Wood</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>On 1 May 1997, Benn was <a href="/wiki/Consecrated" class="mw-redirect" title="Consecrated">consecrated</a> a <a href="/wiki/Bishop" title="Bishop">bishop</a><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> at <a href="/wiki/Southwark_Cathedral" title="Southwark Cathedral">Southwark Cathedral</a>, by <a href="/wiki/George_Carey" title="George Carey">George Carey</a>, <a href="/wiki/Archbishop_of_Canterbury" title="Archbishop of Canterbury">Archbishop of Canterbury</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He then served as the <a href="/wiki/Bishop_of_Lewes" title="Bishop of Lewes">Bishop of Lewes</a>, an <a href="/wiki/Area_bishop" class="mw-redirect" title="Area bishop">area</a> and <a href="/wiki/Suffragan_bishop" title="Suffragan bishop">suffragan bishop</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Diocese_of_Chichester" title="Diocese of Chichester">Diocese of Chichester</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Who's_Who_2017_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Who's_Who_2017-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He retired from full-time ministry on 31 October 2012.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Since 2013, he has held <a href="/wiki/Permission_to_Officiate" class="mw-redirect" title="Permission to Officiate">Permission to Officiate</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Anglican_Diocese_of_Peterborough" title="Anglican Diocese of Peterborough">Diocese of Peterborough</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Crockford_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Crockford-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Author">Author</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wallace_Benn&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Author"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Benn has written two books and numerous pamphlets, including <i>The Last Word: Jesus' Teaching in The Upper Room</i> <sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <i>Jesus Our Joy: Learning about True Spirituality</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Independent_Inquiry_into_Child_Sexual_Abuse">Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wallace_Benn&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Independent_Inquiry_into_Child_Sexual_Abuse" title="Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse">Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse</a>, undertaken between 2014 and 2022, criticised Benn for his handling of allegations of child sexual abuse during his tenure as <a href="/wiki/Bishop_of_Lewes" title="Bishop of Lewes">Bishop of Lewes</a>. </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1244412712">.mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 32px}.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;margin-top:0}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{padding-left:1.6em}}</style><blockquote class="templatequote"><p>There was a deep-seated arrogance amongst some senior clergy, including Bishop Wallace Benn. They believed that they were right in their indulgent attitude towards some perpetrators, even when they had been convicted. In Bishop Benn’s case, his failings were compounded by his litigious approach to perceived criticism.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p></blockquote> <p>Benn's actions had previously been criticised during several inquiries into <a href="/wiki/Diocese_of_Chichester#Safeguarding" title="Diocese of Chichester">sexual abuse scandals in the Diocese of Chichester</a>, relating to child abuse by the Rev Roy Cotton and the Rev Colin Pritchard. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Views">Views</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wallace_Benn&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Views"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Benn has been described as a <a href="/wiki/Complementarian" class="mw-redirect" title="Complementarian">complementarian</a> <a href="/wiki/Evangelical" class="mw-redirect" title="Evangelical">evangelical</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He is a council member of <a href="/wiki/Reform_(Anglican)" title="Reform (Anglican)">Reform</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Conservative_Evangelicalism_in_Britain" class="mw-redirect" title="Conservative Evangelicalism in Britain">conservative evangelical</a> grouping in the Church of England opposed to women priests and to the consecration of women as bishops.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2008, he attended the <a href="/wiki/Global_Anglican_Future_Conference" title="Global Anglican Future Conference">Global Anglican Future Conference</a> (GAFCON) held in <a href="/wiki/Jerusalem" title="Jerusalem">Jerusalem</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>He has held leadership roles in a number of conservative evangelical organisations. He was president of Fellowship of Word and Spirit from 1998 to 2018, president of the <a href="/wiki/Church_of_England_Evangelical_Council" title="Church of England Evangelical Council">Church of England Evangelical Council</a> from 2000 to 2014, and president from 2016 to 2018 then vice-president from 2018 to 2020 of the <a href="/wiki/Church_Society" title="Church Society">Church Society</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wallace_Benn&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1978, Benn married Lindsay Develing.<sup id="cite_ref-Who's_Who_2017_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Who's_Who_2017-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Together they have two children: one son and one daughter.<sup id="cite_ref-Who's_Who_2017_1-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Who's_Who_2017-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2002, Benn appeared on the popular <a href="/wiki/BBC" title="BBC">BBC</a> television motoring series <i><a href="/wiki/Top_Gear_(2002_TV_series)" title="Top Gear (2002 TV series)">Top Gear</a></i>, placing third in the first "Fastest Faith" competition.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Styles">Styles</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wallace_Benn&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: 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Wallace Parke"</a>. <i>Who's Who 2017</i>. Oxford University Press. November 2016<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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