Richard Clarke (bishop)
| The Most Reverend Richard Clarke M.A., B.D., Ph.D. |
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| Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland |
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| Church | Church of Ireland |
| Province | Armagh |
| Diocese | Armagh |
| In office | 15 December 2012–present |
| Predecessor | Alan Harper |
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| Ordination | |
| Consecration | 14 September 1996 |
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| Birth name | Richard Lionel Clarke |
| Born | 25 June 1949 Dublin, Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Spouse | Linda (d. 2009) |
| Children | Nicholas Lindsey |
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Richard Lionel Clarke (born 25 June 1949) is the current Irish Anglican Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland.
Clarke was educated at Wesley College, Dublin before attending Trinity College, Dublin (M.A., Ph.D.) and King's College London (B.D.) where he studied history and theology.[1] He was ordained a deacon in 1975 and priest in 1976, serving as a curate in Holywood, County Down for two years from 1975 to 1977 and again as a curate at St Bartholomew's with Christ Church, Leeson Park, Dublin from 1977 to 1979, before he serving as Dean of Residence at Trinity College, Dublin for five years.[1] Clarke travelled thence to Bandon, County Cork, where he served as rector until 1993 when he was appointed Dean of Cork.[1] He was elected and consecrated to the bishopric of Meath and Kildare in 1996.[2] In 2012, he was elected, in succession to Alan Harper, to be the Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland. His translation to Armagh took effect on 15 December 2012, on which date he also was enthroned at St Patrick's Cathedral.[3]
He has two children and one grandchild, as of 2014. His wife, Linda, died in 2009. [4]
Clarke is the author of And Is It True? (2000), The Unharmonious Blacksmith (2002) and A Whisper of God (2006).
References
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| Preceded by | Dean of Cork 1993–1996 |
Succeeded by Michael Jackson |
| Preceded by | Bishop of Meath and Kildare 1996–2012 |
Succeeded by Pat Storey |
| Preceded by | Archbishop of Armagh 2012–present |
Current holder |
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- Irish Anglicans
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