Peter Wentworth (1601–1661) was an Anglican priest in the 17th century.
Wentworth was born in Northamptonshire. He was a Fellow of Balliol College, Oxford. He was Rector of Riseholme from 1633 to 1637, Dean of Armagh from 1637 to 1641; and Archdeacon of Carlisle from 1645.Pages 18-20 Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1541-1857: Volume 11
He his last post was as Rector of Great Haseley."Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae: The succession of the prelates Volume 3" Cotton, H. p2 Dublin, Hodges & Smith, 1848–1878 He died at Bath on 22 July 1661."The Wentworth Genealogy: English and American" Wentworth, J. p31: Boston; Little Brown; 1878
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