Frank Clayton Matthews
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The Right Reverend Frank Clayton Matthews D.D. | |
|---|---|
| Director of Pastoral Development | |
| Church | Episcopal Church |
| Appointed | June 1998 |
| In office | 1998–2017 |
| Successor | Todd Ousley |
| Previous post(s) | Suffragan Bishop of Virginia (1993-1998) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | April 1974 by Bennett Sims |
| Consecration | September 11, 1993 by Edmond L. Browning |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 31, 1947 |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Spouse | Martha Hughes (m. 1969) |
| Children | 1 |
Frank Clayton Matthews (born December 31, 1947) is an American prelate who served as Suffragan Bishop of Virginia between 1993 and 1998 and later as Director of the Office of Pastoral Development.
Matthews was born December 31, 1947, in Raleigh, North Carolina. He was educated at the public schools of Raleigh. He later studied at Hampden–Sydney College from where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1970. While at Hampden-Sydney he was on the Dean's List and was the recipient of the Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award. He was also a member of Omicron Delta Kappa and Eta Sigma Phi. Matthews married Martha Hughes in June, 1969 and together had one son. He also studied at the Virginia Theological Seminary from where he earned his Master of Divinity in 1973. While at the seminary, he carried out his clinical pastoral education at Austin Hospital, Melbourne in Australia. In May 1994 he was awarded an honorary Doctor of Divinity from the Virginia Seminary.[1]