Gordon Bennett

Gordon Dunlap Bennett, S.J. (born October 21, 1946) is an American Catholic retired prelate who served as Bishop of Mandeville in Jamaica from 2004 to 2006. He was banned from active ministry in two dioceses of the Baltimore Province following an allegation of adult sexual harassment. Bennett is also a former Auxiliary Bishop of Baltimore and a member of the Jesuits.

Early life Bennett was born on October 21, 1946, in Denver. He first attended Loyola Grammar School in Denver. After his family moved to Los Angeles in 1955, Bennett went to Holy Spirit Elementary School and then St. Thomas the Apostle Elementary School. In 1964, Bennett graduated from Loyola High School in Los Angeles as the class valedictorian.

Later in 1964, Bennett entered the Society of Jesus at Santa Barbara, California. On September 8, 1966 he pronounced his first vows as a Jesuit.

Later life After leaving Jamaica in 2006, Bennett moved to Los Angeles, working for several months organizing retreats and formation cessions for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. He was then appointed the Peter Faber, S.J. Fellow in Pastoral Theology and Ignatian Spirituality at Loyola Marymount University.