Roy Clyde Clark
Roy Clyde Clark | |
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Born | July 24, 1920 Mobile, Alabama, U.S. |
Died | May 27, 2014 Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. | (aged 93)
Alma mater | Millsaps College Yale Divinity School |
Occupation | Clergyman |
Spouses |
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Children | 2 daughters |
Roy Clyde Clark (July 24, 1920 - May 27, 2014) was an American bishop of the United Methodist Church, elected in 1980.
Early life
Clark was born on July 24, 1920, in Mobile, Alabama.[1][2] His father, C. C. Clark, was a Methodist minister in Gulfport, Mississippi.[3]
Clark earned the
Career
Clark was
Clark was elected to the
After retiring from the active episcopacy, Bishop Clark served as
Regarding homosexuality, Clark said he did not approve of its practise. He explained, "I can't give my approval, but I can say that God loves you."[4]
Personal life and death
Clark married Esther Maddox of McComb, Mississippi, on 7 June 1945. They had two daughters, Lynn Blanton Clark and Susan McEwen Clark, and two grandsons. After Esther's death on 8 April 1991, Bishop Clark married Marion Salisbury Hall on 4 April 1992.
Clark died on May 27, 2014, in Nashville, Tennessee.[1]
References
- InfoServ, the official information service of The United Methodist Church. [1]
- The Council of Bishops of the United Methodist Church [2]
- ^ Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b Hahn, Heather (May 28, 2014). "Bishop Clark, theologian, relief leader, dies at 93". UMC.org. Retrieved December 11, 2017.
- ^ Newspapers.com.
- Newspapers.com.