Bernard Thomas Edward Clark (12 November 1856 - 26 September 1915) was an

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and

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Life

Bernard Thomas Edward Clark was born in

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on 12 November 1856. He joined the Capuchin Province of

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in 1874 and was

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in December 1881.

Episcopal ministry

On 21 March 1902, ''

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'' appointed him as Apostolic Vicar of ''Arabia'' and

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of ''

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s''. On 1 June 1902, he was

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by the

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of ''

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'',

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Pierre-Héctor Culier; the

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were The

of '' Marocco o Marruecos'',

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Louis-Calixte Victor Lacerre, and the

of '' Port Victoria o Seychelles'', Mike Udischel. Clark served as the Apostolic Vicar of ''Arabia'' from 21 March 1902 to 18 June 1910. On 10 June 1910, ''

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'' appointed him as the

of '' Port Victoria o Seychelles''.

Death

Clark died on 26 September 1915 in '' Port Victoria'' at the age of 58.

References

, - 1856 births 1915 deaths English Roman Catholic missionaries Capuchin bishops Clergy from London Roman Catholic bishops in the Middle East Catholic missionaries in Arabia Apostolic Vicariate of Arabia Catholic Church in the Arabian Peninsula 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Africa Roman Catholic bishops in Seychelles {{UK-RC-bishop-stub