David Reed (bishop)

The Right Reverend

David Benson Reed

D.D.
Bishop of Kentucky
ChurchEpiscopal Church
DioceseKentucky
In office1974–1994
PredecessorCharles G. Marmion
SuccessorEdwin F. Gulick
Previous post(s)Bishop of Colombia (1964-1972)
Coadjutor Bishop of Kentucky (1972-1974)
Orders
OrdinationFebruary 14, 1952
by Reginald Heber Gooden
ConsecrationApril 25, 1964
by Arthur C. Lichtenberger
Personal details
Born(1927-02-16)February 16, 1927
DiedMarch 11, 2023(2023-03-11) (aged 96)
DenominationAnglican
ParentsPaul Spencer Reed & Bonnie Frances Taylor
SpouseSusan Henry Riggs (m. 1954, div)
Catherine Camp Luckett (m. 1984)
Children5
Alma materHarvard University

David Benson Reed (February 16, 1927 – March 11, 2023) was the first Bishop of Colombia and the sixth Bishop of Kentucky in the Episcopal Church.