Alan Clark (bishop)

The Auxiliary Bishop of Northampton (1969 - 1976)
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Alan Charles Clark (9 August 1919 – 16 July 2002) was the first Roman Catholic

Early life

Born in

On 13 March 1976, the new Diocese of East Anglia was established, and Alan Clark was appointed its first bishop on 26 April 1976 and installed at the Cathedral Church of St John the Baptist, Norwich on 2 June 1976. As the bishop of the new diocese, Alan Clark had to set up all the necessary instruments and commissions for the diocese to operate successfully. Following his 75th birthday in August 1994, he retired on 21 March 1995 and assumed the title Bishop Emeritus of East Anglia. On 2 June 2001, Bishop Clark celebrated the 25th anniversary of his installation as the first bishop of the diocese.^[1]

He died on 16 July 2002, aged 82. He is buried at the National Catholic Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham.^[2]

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