Herbert Lewis Clarke was Archdeacon of Llandaff from 1977 to 1988. Clarke was born in 1920 and educated at Jesus College, Oxford; and ordained in 1946. After a curacy in Llanelly he was a Lecturer at Wells Theological College, St David's College, Lampeter and Bishop's University, Lennoxville. He was Sub-Warden of St. Michael's College, Llandaff from 1959 to 1967 and then the incumbent at Caerphilly until his appointment as Archdeacon.