Clement Moody (1811 – 23 September 1871) was a British Anglican clergyman notable as the vicar of Newcastle upon Tyne from 1853 to 1871, and involved in a well-known local dispute which led to the creation of Jesmond Parish Church.
[5] At a public meeting in June of that year he proposed a plan for the building of ten new Church of England schools for the city.
[8][9] Moody's work in the time of pandemic cholera, and for education, were recognised with a presentation by the Mayor of Newcastle in 1855.
[12] The corporation's action proved hugely controversial, and was greatly displeasing to many of the largely Jesmond-based congregation, who in reaction raised £8000 to fund the construction of Jesmond Parish Church between 19 October 1859 and its consecration service on 14 January 1861.
[13][12] Richard Welford, in his biography of John Bennet Alexander, a corporation Alderman involved in the decision, notes that "the mystery of that appointment has never been properly explained.