regular classes in philosophy and theology, especially on St. Thomas Aquinas. In 1999 and 2000, Clark hosted a series of programs for the Catholic Eternal Word Television Network entitled Relationships, which made him better known beyond the Archdiocese of New York. St. Patrick's Cathedral In 2001, Cardinal Edward Egan selected Clark to be Rector of St. Patrick's Cathedral, the seat of the archdiocese. His duties as rector included running its day-to-day business, and he would preside at the main Mass on Sundays when the cardinal was unavailable. Clark was a leading fund-raiser for Catholic causes. He was Vice President of the Homeland Foundation, an organization which supports Catholic projects, and he established the first American chapter of the Patrons of the Arts in the Vatican Museums, a preservation group. A fellow priest memorably dubbed him "the Mother Teresa to the rich". Accusation and resignation On August 11, 2005, Clark resigned as rector of the cathedral in response to published allegations of adultery with his longtime secretary, Laura DiFillipo. He strenuously denied the allegations for the rest of his life. DiFillipo's husband had been seeking to divorce his wife, and collected surveillance video and photographs that he made widely available to the news media. Death Clark retired to East Hampton, New York, where he died on April 11, 2012. References 1926 births 2012 deaths Religious leaders from New York City People of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York 20th-century American Roman Catholic priests 21st-century American Roman Catholic priests