Archbishop Clarke retires after 45 years of service.After 45 years of church ministry, 17 of them as bishop of the diocese of Athabasca, and nearly six years as Metropolitan (senior bishop) of the ecclesiastical province of Rupert's Land The Ecclesiastical Province of Rupert's Land was founded in 1875 and is one of four ecclesiastical provinces in the Anglican Church of Canada. The territory covered by the province is roughly coterminous with the western portion of the former Hudson's Bay Company concession of , Archbishop John Clarke John Clarke may be:
Originally from Moose Factory Moose Factory, trading post, NE Ont., Canada, near the mouth of the Moose River on James Bay. A fort was built there by Charles Bayly, governor of the Hudson's Bay Company, in the early 1670s. on James Bay, Ont., Archbishop Clarke was ordained or·dain tr.v. or·dained, or·dain·ing, or·dains 1. a. To invest with ministerial or priestly authority; confer holy orders on. b. To authorize as a rabbi. 2. a deacon in the diocese of Moosonee in 1963 and a priest in 1964. After two years as curate CURATE, eccl. law. One who represents the incumbent of a church, person, or20 vicar, and takes care of the church, and performs divine service in his stead. of St. Michael and All Angels in Toronto, he headed back north where he felt he was needed. He worked 18 years--from 1966 to 1984--in the diocese of Moosonee, becoming canon at St. Matthew's Cathedral St. Matthew's Cathedral, or variations on the name, may refer to: In Canada:
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "I was very involved in the community of Moosonee. I was part of the construction of the James Bay Education Centre and the first high school on James Bay because I really believe that education is the key in the North," said Archbisop Clarke in a telephone interview. In 1984, he moved his family to become archdeacon for the diocese of Athabasca in Peace River, Alta., becoming its bishop in October 1991. He said that his years as bishop and, in 2003, as metropolitan, have been "very challenging" and "very rewarding." As metropolitan, "I saw a part of the church that was a real privilege to see, and that was the wider church from outside our own diocese," said Archbishop Clarke. "I've been absolutely thrilled with what I've seen and witnessed, especially in the diocese of the Arctic, where the church has real meaning and faith is a real issue. MARITES N. SISON STAFF WRITER |
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