Richard Clarke (bishop)


Richard Clarke
Archbishop of Armagh
Primate of All Ireland
Clarke in 2019
ChurchChurch of Ireland
ProvinceArmagh
DioceseArmagh
Elected15 December 2012
In office2012–2020
PredecessorAlan Harper
SuccessorJohn McDowell
Previous post(s)
Orders
Ordination
Consecration14 September 1996
by Walton Empey
Personal details
Born
Richard Lionel Clarke

(1949-06-25) 25 June 1949 (age 75)
NationalityIrish
DenominationAnglican
Spouse
Linda
(m. 1975; died 2009)
ChildrenNicholas
Lindsey
Alma mater

Richard Lionel Clarke (born 25 June 1949) is a retired Irish Anglican bishop and author. From 2012 to 2020, he served as the Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland: as such, he was the senior cleric of the Church of Ireland.