Matthew Harvey Clark | |
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| Bishop Emeritus of Rochester | |
| Church | |
| Province | New York |
| Diocese | Rochester |
| Appointed | April 23, 1979 |
| Installed | June 26, 1979 |
| Term ended | September 21, 2012 |
| Predecessor | Joseph Lloyd Hogan |
| Successor | Salvatore Ronald Matano |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | December 19, 1962 by Martin John O’Connor |
| Consecration | May 27, 1979 by John Paul II, Duraisamy Simon Lourdusamy, Eduardo Martínez Somalo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 15, 1937 Waterford, New York, U.S. |
| Died | January 22, 2023 (aged 85) |
| Education | |
| Motto | God's love endures forever |
| Styles of Matthew Harvey Clark | |
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| Reference style | |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
Matthew Harvey Clark (July 15, 1937 – January 22, 2023) was an American prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Rochester in Upstate New York from 1979 until 2012.
Clark's 33-year tenure as bishop was the second-longest in the Diocese of Rochester's history, after the 40-year tenure of Bernard McQuaid.[1]
- ^ "Rochester (Diocese)". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. March 17, 2023. Retrieved April 9, 2023.