Norman Harry Clarke [1] (31 July 1892 [2] – 18 February 1974) [3] was a British Anglican bishop who served as the third Bishop of Plymouth from 1950 to 1962 [4] [5] and, simultaneously, as the Archdeacon of Plymouth.
Clarke was born in Sheffield and educated at Sheffield University,. [6] He was made deacon on Trinity Sunday 1916 (18 June) [7] and ordained priest the next Trinity Sunday (3 June 1917) — both times by Leonard Burrows, Bishop of Sheffield, at Sheffield Cathedral. [8] He was a Diocesan Inspector of Schools, then a residential canon at Southwark Cathedral and finally (before his ordination to the episcopate) Vicar of St Andrew's, Plymouth. [9] He was consecrated a bishop on St James's Day 1950 (25 July) by Geoffrey Fisher, Archbishop of Canterbury, at St Paul's Cathedral. [10]
Norman Harry Clarke [1] (31 July 1892 [2] – 18 February 1974) [3] was a British Anglican bishop who served as the third Bishop of Plymouth from 1950 to 1962 [4] [5] and, simultaneously, as the Archdeacon of Plymouth.
Clarke was born in Sheffield and educated at Sheffield University,. [6] He was made deacon on Trinity Sunday 1916 (18 June) [7] and ordained priest the next Trinity Sunday (3 June 1917) — both times by Leonard Burrows, Bishop of Sheffield, at Sheffield Cathedral. [8] He was a Diocesan Inspector of Schools, then a residential canon at Southwark Cathedral and finally (before his ordination to the episcopate) Vicar of St Andrew's, Plymouth. [9] He was consecrated a bishop on St James's Day 1950 (25 July) by Geoffrey Fisher, Archbishop of Canterbury, at St Paul's Cathedral. [10]