Clifford Barker

Clifford Conder Barker (22 April 1926 – 31 May 2017) was an Anglican suffragan bishop in the last quarter of the 20th century.^[1]

The Right Reverend Clifford Barker
Bishop of Selby
Church	Church of England
Diocese	Diocese of York
In office	1983–1991
Predecessor	Morris Maddocks
Successor	Humphrey Taylor
Other posts	Bishop of Whitby (1976–1983) Honorary assistant bishop in York (1991–2017 (his death))
Orders
Ordination	1952 (deacon); 1953 (priest)
Consecration	1976
Personal details
Born	(1926-04-22)22 April 1926
Died	31 May 2017(2017-05-31) (aged 91)
Denomination	Anglican
Parents	Sidney & Kathleen
Spouse	Marie Edwards (m. 1952; d. 1982) Audrey Gregson (m. 1983)
Children	1 son; 2 daughters; 2 step-sons; 1 step-daughter
Alma mater	Oriel College, Oxford

Born in 1926 he was educated at Oriel College, Oxford (he gained an Oxford Master of Arts) and St Chad's College, Durham. After World War II service with the Green Howards he was ordained priest in 1953.^[2] Following a curacy in Scarborough he rose steadily in the Church hierarchy being successively Vicar of Sculcoates, Rural Dean of Stokesley and Prebendary of York before his ordination to the episcopate. After seven years as Bishop of Whitby he became the Bishop of Selby.^[3] In retirement he served as an assistant bishop in the Diocese of York.

He died on 31 May 2017 at the age of 91.^[4]