Clarence Alfred Cole (June 15, 1909 – April 11, 1963) was the third bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Upper South Carolina, serving from 1953 to 1963.
He was the son of Carl Adams Cole and Blanche Margaret Mack.
He was first educated at a public school of Washington, D.C., before studying at Benjamin Franklin University from where he earned a Bachelor of Science in 1930.
In May 1953, Cole was elected on the fifth ballot as Bishop of Upper South Carolina, during the 31st convention of the diocese.
[4] He died in office in Providence Hospital, Columbia, South Carolina, after suffering from several heart attacks.