Sarah Elizabeth Clark (born 21 April 1965) is a British Anglican bishop. Since 2019, she has served as Bishop of Jarrow, the suffragan bishop of the Diocese of Durham in the Church of England.[1] She was Archdeacon of Nottingham from 2014 to 2019.[2]
Sarah Clark | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Jarrow | |
| Church | Church of England |
| Diocese | Diocese of Durham |
| In office | 2019 to present |
| Predecessor | Mark Bryant |
| Other post(s) | Acting Bishop of Durham (February 2024–present) |
| Previous post(s) | Archdeacon of Nottingham (2014–2019) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 28 June 1998 (deacon) 3 July 1999 (priest) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Sarah Elizabeth Clark 21 April 1965 |
| Nationality | British |
| Denomination | Anglicanism |
| Alma mater | |
Early life and education
editClark was born on 21 April 1965 in South Wales.[3] She was educated at Abersychan School, a then grammar school in Abersychan, Pontypool. She studied sports science and history at the Loughborough University of Technology, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1986.[4] Her first career was as a civil servant, working in the Department of Employment from 1987 to 1995.[3] She completed a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Keele University in 1994.[5]
Ordained ministry
editClark trained for ordained ministry at St John's College, Nottingham, an evangelical Anglican theological college.[5] She also studied theology and completed a Master of Arts (MA) degree in 1997.[3] She was made a deacon at Petertide 1998 (28 June), by Patrick Harris, Bishop of Southwell, at Southwell Minster,[6] and ordained priest the Petertide following (3 July 1999), by Alan Morgan, Bishop of Sherwood, at St Mark's, Woodthorpe.[7]
After a curacy in Porcester, Nottingham, she was the Rector of Carlton-in-Lindrick from 2002 until 2009.[8] She was the Area Dean of Worksop from 2006 until 2009; and the incumbent at Clifton until her appointment as Archdeacon of Nottingham.[9]
On 20 December 2018, it was announced that Clark was to become the next Bishop of Jarrow, the sole suffragan bishop of the Diocese of Durham.[1] On 27 February 2019, she was consecrated a bishop by John Sentamu, Archbishop of York, during a service at York Minster.[10]
References
edit- ^ a b "New Bishop of Jarrow Announced | Durham Diocese".
- ^ Southwell Anglican
- ^ a b c "Jarrow, Bishop Suffragan of, (Rt Rev. Sarah Elizabeth Clark)". Who's Who 2020. Oxford University Press. 1 December 2019. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U282439. ISBN 978-0-19-954088-4. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
- ^ "Clark, Sarah Elizabeth". Who's Who. Vol. 2016 (November 2015 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 24 July 2016. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ a b "Sarah Elizabeth Clark". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
- ^ "Ordinations". Church Times. No. 7064. 3 July 1998. p. 6. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 15 July 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.
- ^ "Petertide ordinations". Church Times. No. 7118. 16 July 1999. p. 20. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 15 July 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.
- ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory2008/2009 p152 Lambeth, Church House Publishing ISBN 978-0-7151-1030-0
- ^ Nottingham Post
- ^ Nightingale, Lisa (27 February 2019). "New Bishop of Jarrow consecrated". The Shields Gazette. Retrieved 28 February 2019.