Sarah Clark | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Jarrow | |
| Church | Church of England |
| Diocese | Diocese of Durham |
| In office | 2019 to present |
| Predecessor | Mark Bryant |
| Other post(s) | Acting Bishop of Durham (February 2024–present) |
| Previous post(s) | Archdeacon of Nottingham (2014–2019) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 28 June 1998 (deacon) 3 July 1999 (priest) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Sarah Elizabeth Clark 21 April 1965 |
| Nationality | British |
| Denomination | Anglicanism |
| Alma mater | |
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]
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]
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]