Bernard Thomas Edward Clark
Bernard Thomas Edward Clark | |
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Emeritus Vicar Apostolic of Arabia, Emeritus Bishop of Port Victoria o Seychelles | |
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Church | Catholic Church |
Diocese | Tingi |
Appointed | 21 March 1902 (as Vicar Apostolic of Arabia), 10 June 1910 (succeeded as Bishop of Port of Victoria) |
In office | 10 June 1910 to 26 September 1915 |
Predecessor | Marc Hudrisier |
Successor | Georges-Jean-Damascène Lachavanne |
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Ordination | 1881 |
Consecration | 1 June 1902 by Pierre-Hector Coullié |
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Born | Bernard Thomas Edward Clark 12 November 1865 London, England |
Died | 26 September 1915 Port of Victoria, Seychelles | (aged 49)
Denomination | Catholic |
Previous post(s) | Vicar Apostolic of Arabia (1902 - 1910) |
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Spoken style | Your Excellency |
Religious style | Bishop |
Bernard Thomas Edward Clark (12 November 1856 - 26 September 1915) was an English Catholic Bishop and Missionary.
Life
[edit]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
[edit]On 21 March 1902, Pope Leo XIII appointed him as Apostolic Vicar of Arabia[citation needed] 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
[edit]Clark died on 26 September 1915 in Port Victoria at the age of 58.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Welcome to AVONA (Apostolic Vicars: Bishops accredited to Bahrain)". www.avona.org. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ^ "Bishop Bernardine Thomas Edward Clark [Catholic-Hierarchy]". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ^ "Volume Information". Collectanea Hibernica (24). 1982. ISSN 0530-7058. JSTOR 30004626.
- ^ a b "Diocese of Port Victoria, Seychelles". GCatholic. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ^ "Port Victoria o Seychelles (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 15 April 2021.