BREAKING: Bishop Matthew Clark dies at 85
ROCHESTER (NY)
News10NBC (WHEC-TV) [Rochester NY]
January 22, 2023
By Berkeley Brean
Read original articleOfficials say Bishop Matthew H. Clark has died at 85-years-old on Sunday morning.
Matthew Clark was born outside Albany in 1937.
After serving in Albany and Rome, Clark was consecrated as bishop of Rochester at the War Memorial in 1979.
He was 42-years-old, one of the youngest American Catholic bishops ever. He was outside the mold. He was the baby bishop who liked to jog and he created a culture that welcomed women to ministry, like Meghan Robinson.
She recalled a story when she went with Clark to Bethany House, a shelter in Rochester for women and children, and one of the women came up to Clark.
“And she just burst out crying upon seeing him,” said Robinson. “And she said my life has kind of been in shambles but I remember you. You confirmed me and now you get to meet my baby. And Bishop Matthew picked up the…
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