Charles Clarke (priest)

The Ven Charles Philip Stewart Clarke, MA was an eminent Anglican priest and author^[1] in the middle third of the 20th century.

He was born in 1871 and educated at Clifton and Christ Church, Oxford.^[2] Ordained in 1895,^[3] he was Head of the Christ Church (Oxford) Mission in Poplar until 1908. He held incumbencies at Fenton, High Wycombe, Donhead St Andrew, North Stoneham and Trotton^[4] after which he was Archdeacon of Chichester from 1934 until 1946; and a Canon Residentiary at the cathedral from 1936. He retired from both posts in 1946 and died a year later on 18 December 1947.^[5]

Clarke was married in 1909 to Madeleine Brooke, daughter of John and Lady Wilhelmina Brooke of Haughton Hall, and had a son and two daughters.

Works

Everyman's Book of Saints. [With plates] (1914)
Church History from Nero to Constantine (1920)
St. Ignatius and St. Polycarp (1930)
Saints and Heroes of the Christian Church. [With portraits] (1931)
The Oxford Movement and after (1932)
Bishop Hobart and the Oxford Movement (1933)
The Case of the Church of England against Rome (1937)
The Via Media. Being a vindication of the faith and order of the Church of England, etc. (1937)
Bishop Chandler. A Memoir. [With a portrait] (1940)

Short History of the Christian Church, etc. (New edition) (1948, 3rd edition 1957)
Roman Claims: A Discussion by an English Churchman (1948)

↑ Amongst others he wrote “Everyman’s Book of Saints”, 1914; “Church History: from Nero to Constantine”, 1920; “A Short History of the Christian Church”, 1929; “Saints and Heroes”, 1931; “The Oxford Movement and After”, 1932; “The Via Media”, 1937;and “Life of Bishop Chandler”, 1939 - British Library website accessed 31 April 2011
↑ University Intelligence. Oxford, Oct. 23. The Times, Thursday, Oct 24, 1889; pg. 8; Issue 32838; col A
↑ Ordinations Winchester The Times, Tuesday, Dec 24, 1895; pg. 14; Issue 34768; col F
↑ “Who was Who” 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
↑ Obituary: The Ven. C. P. S. Clarke The Times, Friday, Dec 19, 1947; pg. 7; sue 50948; col E

Church of England titles
Preceded by Benedict George Hoskyns	Archdeacon of Chichester 1934 – 1946	Succeeded by Lancelot Mason

Archdeacons of Chichester
High Medieval	Sole archdeacons: Ricoard Henry Roger Robert Senior archdeacons: Henry Seffrid II Matthew of Chichester Peter Richard Archdeacons of Chichester: Silvester William Durand William Walter John Climping John de Reigate Geoffrey de Gates Robert of Wiston
Late Medieval	Gervase of Séez Robert Leyset/de Leycester John Langley Adam de Houton Simon de Bredon Walter de Alderbury John de Sculthorpe John Pipe Robert de Walton Henry Folvyle William Wardene/Wardieu Simon Russell Lambert Threkingham John Thomas William Read Thomas Harlyng John Lindfield/Lyndefeld John Faukes William Walesby William Normanton Simon de Gredon/Gredon John Sprever John Doget Peter Huse/Husy Henry Boleyn John Coke/Cooke
Early modern	Gerard Borrett/Burrell Robert Chapel William Norbury John Worthyall/Worthiall Alban Langdale Richard Tremayne Thomas Spencer John Coldwell Thomas Gillingham John Langworth William Stone Henry Ball Thomas Pattenson Roger Andrewes Laurence Pay James Marsh Henry Hammond Jasper Mayne Oliver Whitby Josiah Pleydell James Barker Thomas Ball Thomas Hollingbery John Buckner
Late modern	Charles Alcock Thomas Taylor Charles Webber Henry Edward Manning James Garbett John Russell Walker Francis Mount Edward Elwes Herbert Jones Benedict Hoskyns Charles Clarke Lancelot Mason Frederick Kerr-Dineen Richard Eyre Keith Hobbs Michael Brotherton Douglas McKittrick

Diocese of Chichester
Chichester Cathedral The Palace, Chichester Diocesan Church House, Hove Area scheme (1984–2013)
Office holders	Martin Warner, Bishop of Chichester Mark Sowerby, Bishop suffragan of Horsham Richard Jackson, Bishop suffragan of Lewes AEO: the bishop diocesan Stephen Waine, Dean of Chichester Douglas McKittrick, Archdeacon of Chichester Fiona Windsor, Archdeacon of Horsham Martin Lloyd Williams, Archdeacon of Brighton & Lewes Edward Dowler, Archdeacon of Hastings
Historic offices	Archdeacon of Hastings (1912–1975; merged back into Lewes archdeaconry)

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