Clergy vacancies

Come and be part of a creative, generous, open and brave Diocese.

We are a diverse yet collaborative community. Whether God’s call to you is to serve in city life, new housing, market towns or Cotswold rural, there can be a cherished place for you here.

Bristol Diocese has a reputation for supporting our clergy through coaching, pastoral care and high-quality Net Zero parsonages. Our Transforming Church. Together strategy invests in developing the local church, including priority communities and amongst under-18s.

With great schools and easy access to London, the South West and the Midlands, this is a wonderful place to live.

Please look at our vacancies to below, and if you’d like to continue the conversation our Archdeacons Christopher (christopher.bryan@bristoldiocese.org), Becky (becky.waring@bristoldiocese.org) and Adam (adam.beaumont@bristoldiocese.org) would be delighted to hear from you.

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Priest in Charge - Lidbrook Benefice

The Lidbrook Benefice is a group of three parishes midway between Chippenham and the historic city of Bath. The villages of Box, Colerne, and Ditteridge each have their unique character and sense of community and the churches that serve them have been on a journey of growing together in mission whilst recognising their unique gifts and contributions.

Priest in Charge, St Anne's Eastville with Mission Area Lead

This is a full-time stipendiary post (Priest in Charge 0.5, Mission Area Lead 0.5). The Acting Bishop of Bristol is seeking to appoint a new Priest in Charge of the parish of St Anne’s Eastville in Bristol, who will also be the lead minister for the new East Bristol Mission Area.