Clergy vacancies

2024 ordinationsCome 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.


Associate Minister - St Nicholas Bristol

The Acting Bishop of Bristol seeks a gifted, collaborative Associate Minister to help lead St Nicholas Church, Bristol into their next season: deepening discipleship, strengthening community, and expanding mission.


Interim Oversight Minister – Malmesbury Abbey & Upper Avon Group

Malmesbury Abbey is a place where ancient Benedictine heritage meets a lively, outward facing ministry. Set in a thriving Cotswold market town and welcoming over 60,000 visitors a year, the Abbey sits at the heart of a benefice that includes the rural churches of Brokenborough, Corston and Rodbourne.


SSM Bybrook Benefice

The role of Associate Minister in the Bybrook Benefice is a unique and exciting opportunity for an ordained priest to make a significant contribution to the life of the church community.


Priest in Charge - Benefice of All Saints and St Barnabas, Swindon

Are you called to lead a warm and friendly Christian community in the vibrant and diverse town of Swindon? The Benefice of All Saints and St Barnabas is seeking a Priest-in-Charge to guide us in our mission to be beacons of God’s peace, hope, and love in our multi-cultural parishes.

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