Matthew H. Clark
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His Excellency, The Most Reverend Matthew Harvey Clark |
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| Bishop Emeritus of Rochester | |
| Archdiocese | New York |
| Diocese | Rochester |
| Appointed | April 23, 1979 |
| Installed | June 26, 1979 |
| Term ended | September 21, 2012 |
| Predecessor | Joseph Lloyd Hogan |
| Successor | Salvatore Ronald Matano |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | December 19, 1962 |
| Consecration | May 27, 1979 by John Paul II, Duraisamy Simon Lourdusamy, Eduardo Martínez Somalo |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
July 15, 1937 Waterford, New York |
| Nationality |
 American
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| Denomination | Roman Catholic Church |
| Occupation | Roman Catholic Bishop |
| Alma mater | Holy Cross College, Pontifical Gregorian University |
| Motto | God's Love Endures Forever |
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Styles of Matthew Harvey Clark |
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| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
Matthew Harvey Clark (born July 15, 1937) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the Eighth Bishop of Rochester from 1979 until 2012.
Matthew Clark was born in Waterford, New York, to Matthew and Grace (née Bills) Clark. He attended Catholic Central High School in Troy and Holy Cross College in Worcester, Massachusetts, before entering Mater Christi Seminary in Albany.
He also attended St. Bernard's Seminary in Rochester, and then furthered his studies in Rome at the Pontifical North American College and the Pontifical Gregorian University.
While in Rome, Clark was ordained to the priesthood by Bishop Martin O'Connor on December 19, 1962. He obtained a Licentiate of Sacred Theology from the Gregorian in 1963 and, upon his return to the United States, taught at the Vincentian Institute in Albany while serving at Our Lady of Mercy Parish.
Clark returned to the Gregorian in 1964, earning a Licentiate of Canon Law in 1966. From 1966 to 1967, he was vice-chancellor for the Diocese of Albany. He then served as assistant pastor at St. Ambrose Parish in Latham (1967–1972) and chairman of the Diocesan Priests' Personnel Board (1969–1972). In 1972, Clark returned to Rome again to serve as assistant spiritual director of the North American College. He became its full spiritual director in 1974.
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