British Anglican bishop (born 1965)
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]
Early life and education
Clark 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
Clark 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]
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