Cardinal Dolan Celebrates Mass With Bishop Clark
By: WROC-TV
Updated: September 16, 2012
The Archbishop of New York celebrated a milestone Sunday with a well known member of the clergy. Cardinal Timothy Dolan traveled to Rochester to mark Bishop Matthew Clark's 50 years of service to the community as a priest.
Clark is leaving the Catholic Diocese after 33 years as Bishop here in Rochester. The Vatican requires a Bishop to retire when he reaches age 75. Pope Benedict the 16th will decide when Clark will celebrate his final mass.
Dolan says, "it's a pretty thorough process, that if dealt with properly, a lot of consultation, so I would presume that's coming very shortly."
Bishop Clark is looking back on his 33 years fondly. He says, "I'm just deeply mindful of how people have shaped my life since I was born, I mean literally, my oldest friend is in the church today, my sister. "
Representatives from nearly 100 New York churches were also at Sacred Heart Cathedral on Sunday to mark Clark's Jubliee mass.
Clark is leaving the Catholic Diocese after 33 years as Bishop here in Rochester. The Vatican requires a Bishop to retire when he reaches age 75. Pope Benedict the 16th will decide when Clark will celebrate his final mass.
Dolan says, "it's a pretty thorough process, that if dealt with properly, a lot of consultation, so I would presume that's coming very shortly."
Bishop Clark is looking back on his 33 years fondly. He says, "I'm just deeply mindful of how people have shaped my life since I was born, I mean literally, my oldest friend is in the church today, my sister. "
Representatives from nearly 100 New York churches were also at Sacred Heart Cathedral on Sunday to mark Clark's Jubliee mass.
