Harry Anselm Clinch
Harry Anselm Clinch (October 27, 1908 – March 8, 2003) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Monterey in California from 1967 to 1982. He previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Monterey-Fresno from 1956 to 1967. Biography Early life and education Harry Clinch was born on October 27, 1908, in San Anselmo, California, to Henry Joseph and Mary E. (née McLoughlin) Clinch. In 1915, he moved with his family to Fresno, where he attended John Muir Elementary School and Fresno High School (1924–1925). In 1925, Clinch was accepted by Bishop John MacGinley as a seminarian for the Diocese of Monterey-Fresno. He entered St. Benedict's Seminary in Atchison, Kansas, with a grant from the Students Endowment Fund established by the Catholic Church Extension Society. He attended St. Joseph's College in Mountain View from 1928 to 1930, and St. Patrick's Seminary in Menlo Park from 1930 to 1936. Priesthood Clinch was ordained to the priesthood for the Diocese of Monterey-Fresno by Bishop Philip Scher on June 6, 1936. He was diocesan director of the Society for the Propagation of the Faith from 1936 to 1948. In 1937, he