Richard Clarke (bishop)

The Most Reverend
Richard Clarke
Archbishop of Armagh
and Primate of All Ireland
Church Church of Ireland
Province Armagh
Diocese Armagh
In office 15 December 2012 – present
Predecessor Alan Harper
Orders
Ordination
Consecration 14 September 1996
Personal details
Birth name Richard Lionel Clarke
Born (1949-06-25) 25 June 1949
Dublin, Ireland
Nationality Irish
Denomination Anglican
Spouse Linda (d. 2009)
Children Nicholas
Lindsey
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Richard Lionel Clarke (born 25 June 1949) is an Irish Anglican bishop and author. Since 2012, he has been the Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland. As such, he is the senior hierarch of the Church of Ireland.

Early life and education

Clarke was born on 25 June 1949 in Dublin, Ireland. He was educated at Wesley College, a fee-paying independent school in Dublin. He attended Trinity College, Dublin (M.A., Ph.D.) and King's College London (B.D.) where he studied history and theology.[1]

Ordained ministry

Clarke was ordained a deacon in 1975 and priest in 1976, serving as a curate in Holywood, County Down for two years from 1975 to 1977 and again as a curate at St Bartholomew's with Christ Church, Leeson Park, Dublin from 1977 to 1979, before he serving as Dean of Residence at Trinity College, Dublin for five years.[1] Clarke travelled thence to Bandon, County Cork, where he served as rector until 1993 when he was appointed Dean of Cork.[1]

Episcopal ministry

Clarke was elected and consecrated to the bishopric of Meath and Kildare in 1996.[2] In 2012, he was elected, in succession to Alan Harper, to be the Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland. His translation to Armagh took effect on 15 December 2012, on which date he also was enthroned at St Patrick's Cathedral.[3]

Personal life

He has two children and one grandchild, as of 2014. His wife, Linda, died in 2009. [4]

Selected works

Clarke is the author of And Is It True? (2000), The Unharmonious Blacksmith (2002) and A Whisper of God (2006).

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Bishop Richard Clarke". Retrieved 5 September 2012.
  2. Debrett's People of Today. Debrett's Ltd. 2009. ISBN 1-870520-51-3.
  3. Church of Ireland - Clarke elected as Archbishop
  4. http://ireland.anglican.org/news/4249
Church of Ireland titles
Preceded by
Maurice Carey
Dean of Cork
1993–1996
Succeeded by
Michael Jackson
Preceded by
Walton Empey
Bishop of Meath and Kildare
1996–2012
Succeeded by
Pat Storey
Preceded by
Alan Harper
Archbishop of Armagh
2012–present
Incumbent
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