Bernard Thomas Edward Clark

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Bernard Thomas Edward Clark (12 November 1856 - 26 September 1915) was an English Catholic Bishop and Missionary.

Life

Bernard Thomas Edward Clark was born in London on 12 November 1856. He joined the Capuchin Province of Paris[1] in 1874 and was ordained in December 1881.[2]

Episcopal ministry

On 21 March 1902, Pope Leo XIII appointed him as Apostolic Vicar of Arabia and Titular Bishop of Tingis. On 1 June 1902, he was consecrated[3] by the Archbishop of Lyon, Cardinal Pierre-Héctor Culier; the Co-Consecrators were The Titular Bishop of Marocco o Marruecos, Bishop Louis-Calixte Victor Lacerre, and the Bishop of Port Victoria o Seychelles, Mike Udischel.[4]

Clark served as the Apostolic Vicar of Arabia from 21 March 1902 to 18 June 1910. On 10 June 1910, Pope Pius X appointed him as the Bishop of Port Victoria o Seychelles.[5]

Death

Clark died on 26 September 1915 in Port Victoria at the age of 58.[4]

References

  1. 1."Welcome to AVONA (Apostolic Vicars: Bishops accredited to Bahrain)". www.avona.org. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  2. 2."Bishop Bernardine Thomas Edward Clark [Catholic-Hierarchy]". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  3. 3."Volume Information". Collectanea Hibernica (24). 1982. ISSN 0530-7058. JSTOR 30004626.
  4. 4.[4.2]"Diocese of Port Victoria, Seychelles". GCatholic. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  5. 5."Port Victoria o Seychelles (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 15 April 2021.