Howard Clark (bishop)

The Most Reverend

Howard Clark
The Most Reverend; Howard Clark
Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada
Personal details
Born	Howard Hewlett Clark; April 23, 1901; Fort Macleod, Alberta, Canada
Died	January 21, 1983 (aged 81)

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

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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