Bernard Thomas Edward Clark

His Excellency, The Most Reverend Bernard Thomas Edward Clark O.F.M. Cap.
Emeritus Vicar Apostolic of Arabia, Emeritus Bishop of Port Victoria o Seychelles
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Tingi
Appointed	21 March 1902 (as Vicar Apostolic of Arabia), 10 June 1910 (succeeded as Bishop of Port of Victoria)
In office	10 June 1910 to 26 September 1915
Predecessor	Marc Hudrisier
Successor	Georges-Jean-Damascène Lachavanne
Previous post(s)	Vicar Apostolic of Arabia (1902 - 1910)
Orders
Ordination	1881
Consecration	1 June 1902 by Pierre-Hector Coullié
Personal details
Born	Bernard Thomas Edward Clark (1865-11-12)12 November 1865 London, England
Died	26 September 1915(1915-09-26) (aged 49) Port of Victoria, Seychelles
Denomination	Catholic

Ordination history of Bernard Thomas Edward Clark
History Priestly ordination Date 1881 Episcopal consecration Principal consecrator Cardinal [Pierre-Hector Coullié ]] Co-consecrators Bishop Louis-Callixte Lasserre, O.F.M. Cap. Bishop Michel Marc Hudrisier, O.F.M. Cap. Date 1 June 1902

Styles of Bernard Thomas Edward Clark
Reference style	His Excellency The Most Reverend Monsignor
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Bishop

Bernard Thomas Edward Clark (12 November 1856 - 26 September 1915) was an English Catholic Bishop and Missionary.

Life

Bernard Thomas Edward Clark was born in London on 12 November 1856. He joined the Capuchin Province of Paris[1] in 1874 and was ordained in December 1881.[2]

Episcopal Ministry

On 21 March 1902, Pope Leo XIII appointed him as Apostolic Vicar of Arabia^[citation needed] and Titular Bishop of Tingis. On 1 June 1902, he was consecrated[3] by the Archbishop of Lyon, Cardinal Pierre-Héctor Culier; the Co-Consecrators were The Titular Bishop of Marocco o Marruecos, Bishop Louis-Calixte Victor Lacerre, and the Bishop of Port Victoria o Seychelles, Mike Udischel.[4]

Clark served as the Apostolic Vicar of Arabia from 21 March 1902 to 18 June 1910. On 10 June 1910, Pope Pius X appointed him as the Bishop of Port Victoria o Seychelles.[5]

Death

Clark died on 26 September 1915 in Port Victoria at the age of 58.[4]

References

1. "Welcome to AVONA (Apostolic Vicars: Bishops accredited to Bahrain)". www.avona.org. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
2. "Bishop Bernardine Thomas Edward Clark [Catholic-Hierarchy]". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
3. "Volume Information". Collectanea Hibernica (24). 1982. ISSN 0530-7058. JSTOR 30004626.
4. "Diocese of Port Victoria, Seychelles". GCatholic. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
5. "Port Victoria o Seychelles (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 15 April 2021.

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Louis-Callixte Lasserre, OFM Cap.	Apostolic Vicar of Arabia 21 March 1902 to 18 June 1910	Succeeded by Raffaele Filippo Presutti, OFM Cap.
Preceded by Marc Hudrisier	Bishop of Port Victoria o Seychelles 10 June 1910 to 26 September 1915	Succeeded by Georges-Jean-Damascène Lachavanne