Sarah Clark (bishop)

The Right Reverend

Sarah Clark
Bishop of Ely
ChurchChurch of England
DioceseDiocese of Ely
In office21 June 2026 to present
PredecessorStephen Conway
Previous postBishop of Jarrow (2019–2026)
Orders
Ordination28 June 1998 (deacon)
3 July 1999 (priest)
Personal details
BornSarah Elizabeth Clark
(1965-04-21) 21 April 1965
DenominationAnglicanism
Alma mater

Sarah Elizabeth Clark (born 21 April 1965) is a British Anglican bishop. Since 21 June 2026, she has served as the 70th Bishop of Ely.[1] Her previous posts include 2019 to 2026 service as the Bishop of Jarrow, the suffragan bishop of the Diocese of Durham in the Church of England[2], and prior to that 2014 to 2019 service as Archdeacon of Nottingham.[3]

Early life and education

Clark was born on 21 April 1965 in South Wales.[4] 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.[5] Her first career was as a civil servant, working in the Department of Employment from 1987 to 1995.[4] She completed a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Keele University in 1994.[6]

Ordained ministry

Clark trained for ordained ministry at St John's College, Nottingham, an evangelical Anglican theological college.[6] She also studied theology and completed a Master of Arts (MA) degree in 1997.[4] She was made a deacon at Petertide 1998 (28 June), by Patrick Harris, Bishop of Southwell, at Southwell Minster,[7] and ordained priest the Petertide following (3 July 1999), by Alan Morgan, Bishop of Sherwood, at St Mark's, Woodthorpe.[8]

After a curacy in Porcester, Nottingham, she was the Rector of Carlton-in-Lindrick from 2002 until 2009.[9] She was the Area Dean of Worksop from 2006 until 2009; and the incumbent at Clifton until her appointment as Archdeacon of Nottingham.[10]

Episcopal ministry

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.[2] On 27 February 2019, she was consecrated a bishop by John Sentamu, Archbishop of York, during a service at York Minster.[11]

On 27 January 2026, it was announced that she had been appointed the next Bishop of Ely.[12] She was installed as the 70th Bishop of Ely at Ely Cathedral on 21 June 2026.[1][13]

References

  1. 1 2 "Welcome Bishop Sarah - Diocese of Ely". www.elydiocese.org. Diocese of Ely. 22 June 2026. Retrieved 22 June 2026.
  2. 1 2 "New Bishop of Jarrow Announced | Durham Diocese".
  3. ↑ "Diocese appoints its first woman Archdeacon - Diocese of Southwell & Nottingham". Diocese of Southwell & Nottingham. 4 August 2014. Archived from the original on 14 November 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 "Jarrow, Bishop Suffragan of, (Rt Rev. Sarah Elizabeth Clark)". Who's Who 2020. Oxford University Press. 1 December 2019. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U282439. ISBN 978-0-19-954088-4. Retrieved 23 January 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: periodical has ISBN (link)
  5. ↑ "Clark, Sarah Elizabeth". Who's Who. Vol. 2016 (November 2015 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 24 July 2016. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  6. 1 2 "Sarah Elizabeth Clark". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  7. ↑ "Ordinations". Church Times. No. 7064. 3 July 1998. p. 6. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 15 July 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.
  8. ↑ "Petertide ordinations". Church Times. No. 7118. 16 July 1999. p. 20. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 15 July 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.
  9. ↑ Crockford's Clerical Directory2008/2009 p152 Lambeth, Church House Publishing ISBN 978-0-7151-1030-0
  10. ↑ Nottingham Post
  11. ↑ Nightingale, Lisa (27 February 2019). "New Bishop of Jarrow consecrated". The Shields Gazette. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  12. ↑ "Appointment of Bishop of Ely: 27 January 2026". GOV.UK. Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street. 27 January 2026. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  13. ↑ "First female Bishop of Ely installed at cathedral service". BBC News. 23 June 2026. Retrieved 2 July 2026.
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