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Clarence Pope, second bishop of Fort Worth, dies
The Rt. Rev. Clarence C. Pope, second bishop of Fort Worth, died overnight in a Baton Rouge hospital, according to Sunday, January 8, news reports. He was being treated for pneumonia. He was elected bishop coadjutor of the Fort Worth diocese at a special convention September 14, 1984. He succeeded the Rt. Rev. A. Donald Davies as diocesan bishop when Davies retired in January, 1986. Bishop Pope was a founder and first president of the Episcopal Synod of America, now…