Clarence C. Pope

Clarence Cullam Pope (October 26, 1929 – January 8, 2012) was the second bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth and a prominent leader in traditionalist Anglicanism in North America.

Early life and career

Pope was born in Lafayette, Louisiana. He was educated at Centenary College (B.A. 1950) and the University of the South (B.D. 1954). He was ordained deacon on June 29, 1954, and priest on May 9, 1955.[1]

After serving parishes in Louisiana, Pope was consecrated Bishop Coadjutor of Fort Worth on January 5, 1985; he became diocesan bishop on January 1, 1986. He was president of the Episcopal Synod of America, now Forward in Faith, from 1989 to 1993.[1]

Pope retired as diocesan bishop on December 31, 1994, and was received into the Roman Catholic Church by Cardinal Bernard Law on February 1, 1995. He subsequently returned to the Episcopal Church in the United States of America, but was again received into the Roman Catholic Church in 2007.[1]

References
  1. "Former Bishop Pope dies in Baton Rouge surrounded by wife, family". January 9, 2012. Archived from the original on September 9, 2016. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
Anglican Communion titles
Preceded by
A. Donald Davies		 Bishop of Fort Worth (Episcopalian)
1986–1995		 Succeeded by
Jack Iker


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