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Bishop Matthew H. Clark

Most Rev. Matthew H. Clark was ordained a bishop on May 27, 1979, at St. Peter’s Basilica, Rome, by Pope John Paul II. He was installed as the eighth Bishop of Rochester on June 26, 1979.

Bishop Clark was born July 15, 1937, in Waterford, New York. He attended Mater Christi Seminary in Albany, St. Bernard’s Seminary in Rochester and the North American College in Rome. He was ordained a priest for the Albany diocese on December 19, 1962. He served in various positions in the Albany diocese, including as vice-chancellor, prior to serving as Assistant Spiritual Director and Spiritual Director at the North American College in Rome.

Bishop Clark holds a Licentiate in Theology and a Licentiate in Canon Law from the Gregorian University in Rome. He currently serves on the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Administrative Committee and is the Episcopal Liaison to the National Federation for Youth Ministry. He is a member of the Boards of Directors of the American College, Louvain, and of the United Way of Greater Rochester.