| William Dudley | |
| Bishop of Durham | |
| Religion: | Catholic |
| Appointed: | 31 July 1476 |
| Term End: | 29 November 1483 |
| Predecessor: | Laurence Booth |
| Successor: | John Sherwood |
| Consecration: | between 1 September and 12 October 1476 |
| Death Date: | 29 November 1483 |
William Dudley (died 1483) was Dean of Windsor and then Bishop of Durham.
Born William Sutton, of Dudley, he was a younger son of John Sutton, 1st Baron Dudley. He was made a canon of St George's Chapel, Windsor and Dean of the Chapel Royal in 1471 and elevated to Dean of Windsor in 1473, a position which he held with that of Dean of Wolverhampton: thereafter the two posts were customarily held by the same man.
Dudley was nominated to Durham on 31 July 1476 and was consecrated between 1 September and 12 October 1476. In 1483 he supported Richard, Duke of Gloucester, the future King Richard III, in his bid for the Throne of England.[1] In the last months of his life he was Chancellor of Oxford University.[2] Dudley died on 29 November 1483.[3]