Howard Clark (bishop)

Howard Hewlett Clark CC (April 23, 1901 – January 21, 1983) was Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada from 1959 to 1971.

The Most Reverend

Howard Clark
Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada
Personal details
Birth nameHoward Hewlett Clark
Born(1901-04-23)April 23, 1901
Fort Macleod, Alberta, Canada
DiedJanuary 21, 1983(1983-01-21) (aged 81)
NationalityCanadian

Born in Fort Macleod, Alberta, Clark attended the University of Trinity College in Toronto. He was first appointed Curate of St. John the Baptist Norway in Toronto, Ontario in 1930. In 1932 he was made Curate of Christ Church Cathedral in Ottawa. He became Priest-in-Charge in 1938, Rector in 1939, and Dean and Rector from 1945 to 1953. He was Bishop of the Diocese of Edmonton from 1954 to 1961 and Bishop of Rupert's Land from 1961 to 1970. He was elected Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada in 1959; and became metropolitan of Rupert's Land in 1961.

In 1970 Clark was made a Companion of the Order of Canada. From 1971 to 1982 he was Chancellor of Trinity College, Toronto.

References

  • "Most. Rev. Howard Clark Former primate born in Alberta". The Globe and Mail. January 22, 1983. p. T13.
  • Office of the Governor General of Canada. Order of Canada citation. Queen's Printer for Canada. Retrieved 26 May 2010
Anglican Communion titles
Preceded by
Edgar Frank Salmon
Dean of Ottawa
1945–1953
Succeeded by
John Anderson
Preceded by
Walter Barfoot
Bishop of Edmonton, Canada
1954–1961
Succeeded by
Gerald Burch
Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada
1959–1971
Succeeded by
Ted Scott
Bishop of Rupert's Land
1961–1969
Succeeded by
Barry Valentine
Metropolitan of Rupert's Land
1961–1969
Succeeded by
Fredric Jackson
Academic offices
Preceded by
Richard C. Berkinshaw
Chancellor of Trinity College, Toronto
1971–1982
Succeeded by
Robert Seaborn


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