ClarkCHARLOTTE — Darien N. Clark has been named director of the Diocese of Charlotte’s Campus and Young Adult Ministry.
Clark served as assistant director since 2018 and as acting director since July 2022, after longtime director Mary M. Wright retired.
Before coming to the Charlotte diocese, Clark served in campus ministry at colleges in the dioceses of Charleston, S.C.; St. Cloud, Minn.; and Richmond, Va. He holds a bachelor’s degree in history and religion from Syracuse University and a master’s degree in religious education from Fordham University. He and his wife, Clara, are members of St. Peter Parish in Charlotte.
“Darien has been a great team member of the Office of Campus and Young Adult Ministry as well as the various departments of the Education Vicariate and the diocese,” said Father Roger K. Arnsparger, diocesan vicar of education for catechetical formation, in a recent announcement. “The Education Vicariate offers him our support as we move forward and our gratitude for the good work he has already done as the acting director for this past year.
“This diocese is blessed with a gifted and devoted team of campus ministers who provide for the needs of our college students. I am grateful for the opportunity to continue to advance and support this critical mission of the Church – ensuring that young adults have access to a Catholic community that is rooted in Christ and the Eucharist during college and beyond.”
— Catholic News Herald