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 | Waterford, New York, U.S. | July 15, 1937
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]