| Type: | Bishop |
| Douglas Noel Sargent | |
| Bishop of Selby | |
| Church: | Church of England |
| Diocese: | York |
| Enthroned: | 1962 |
| Term End: | 1971 |
| Predecessor: | Carey Knyvett |
| Successor: | Morris Maddocks |
| Birth Place: | Near London, England |
| Death Place: | York, North Yorkshire, England[1] |
| Religion: | Anglican |
| Spouse: | Imogene Ward |
Douglas Noel Sargent (1907–1979[2]) was the third Bishop of Selby.
Sargent was born near London, and educated at Watford Grammar School for Boys, King's College, Cambridge[3] and the London College of Divinity; and ordained in 1932. His first post was as Curate at Willian, Hertfordshire.[4] Subsequently, he embarked on a long spell as a missionary[5] in Sichuan Province[6] at West China Union University,[7] where he worked as a lecturer. During his stay in Sichuan, he became chaplain to Bishop C. T. Song and assistant secretary for the Church Missionary Society. In 1942 he married Imogene Ward, the daughter of American Methodist missionaries. From 1947 to 1948 he studied at Union Theological Seminary, New York. From 1961 until 1962 he was principal of the Church Missionary Society[8] when he was elevated to the episcopate,[9] a post he held until his retirement to York.