Background
Bentley, Cyril Edmund was born on July 11, 1893 in Clayton, New York, United States. Son of Review Walter E. and Harriott Faye (Chamberlin) Bentley.
Bentley, Cyril Edmund was born on July 11, 1893 in Clayton, New York, United States. Son of Review Walter E. and Harriott Faye (Chamberlin) Bentley.
Student Saint Stephen’s College, Annandale, New York, 1911-1913. Graduate General Theological Seminary, 1916. Bachelor of Divinity, Seabury Division School, 1922.
Rector Saint Luke’s Church and seven associate missions, Lincolnton, North Carolina, 1916-1921. Executive secretary Diocese of Atlanta (Georgia), founder and editor The Diocesan Record, 1921-1925. Rector Christ Church, Macon, Georgia, 1925-1931.
Associate director American Church Institute for Negroes, New York City, 1931-1941, director, 1941-1948.
President Calhoun (Alabama) School, 1941-1942. Rector Saint Paul’s Episcopal Church, Huntington, Connecticut, 1951-1957.
Trustee Fort Valley (Georgia) College Center. Commissioned Lieutenant Chaplain Corps, United States Naval Reserve, 1931, on active duty, 1942-1946.
Transferred from Chaplain Corps to Lincolnshire, 1942.
Promoted commander, 1945. Served in the United States and South.W. Pacific. Inactive status, since 1946.
Member Kappa Gamma Chirurgical
Married Edna Frances Braun, July 17, 1916.