Charles Clerke (priest)

Charles Carr Clerke (December 30, 1798 – December 24, 1877) was Archdeacon of Oxford from March 9, 1830 until his death. He also served as rector of Milton, Berkshire from 1836 to 1875, canon of Christ Church from 1845 until his death, and sub-dean of Christ Church from 1853 until his death.

He was the author of a large number of visitation sermons and addresses, as well as devotional texts and treatises on ecclesiastical law. Clerke was a sponsor of the Library of the Fathers.

References

Frederic Boase, Modern English Biography, (Netherton and Worth, 1892) p. 646.

External links

Bibliographic directory from Project Canterbury

Archdeacons of Oxford and of Dorchester

High Medieval	Alfred Walter of Oxford Robert Foliot Walter de Coutances John of Coutances Walter Map John of Tynemouth Matthew Stratton Adam de Sancto Edmundo Roger Weseham John de Sancto Egidio Richard of Gravesend Robert de Mariscis Henry of Sandwich Richard de Mepham John de Maidenstan W. Nicholas de Hegham Simon of Ghent Pontius de Salino Amadeus of Savoy William de Sardene

Late Medieval	Gilbert Segrave Gaillard Cardinal de la Motte Thomas Southam John Southam Fulk Birmingham John Boteler Lionel Woodville Oliver King Richard Mayew Christopher Urswick George Heneage Nicholas Wilson Richard Coren

Early modern	Walter Wright John Kennall John Drewry/Drury William Bridges Barten Holyday Thomas Lamplugh Thomas Barlow Timothy Halton Humphrey Hody Timothy Goodwin William Baker Robert Cook George Rye John Potter Thomas Randolph George Turner Phineas Pett Charles Clerke

Late modern	Edwin Palmer Leslie Randall, Bishop of Reading Thomas Archer Houblon Edward Shaw, assistant bishop Gerald Allen, assistant bishop/Bishop of Dorchester Carlyle Witton-Davies Frank Weston John Morrison Julian Hubbard Hedley Ringrose (Acting) Judy French, assistant archdeacon Martin Gorick

Dorchester	Hedley Ringrose (Interim) Judy French