Clergy & Chaplains

Self-Supporting Ministers

We celebrate our Self-Supporting Ministers (SSMs) in all their varied roles: they are a rich part of the diverse ways this diocese serves people.

Resources for Curates

A range of documents and resources for curates and their training incumbents, including Initial Ministry Education (IME)

Public ministry can be immensely rewarding. However, exposure to the distress of other people’s lives, the tensions and conflicts which may arise in parish life and the difficulties of living ‘on the job’, all make costly demands on ministers and their families. It can be hard for those in public ministry and those with whom they share their lives to know where to turn for confidential support, especially if they are new to the Diocese or to ministry.

Guidance and Policies for Clergy

Information about training, sickness policy and reporting.

Continuing Ministerial Development (CMD)

Supporting licensed ministers (ordained, self-supporting, OLMs) and licensed lay workers.

Ministerial Development Review

Ministerial Development Review (MDR) is available to all licensed clergy in the Diocese of Norwich who hold the Bishop’s Licence.

The role of the Registrar

Information about the Registrar’s duties regarding ordinations, collations and institutions, licensing, vacancies, clergy conduct, resignations and with overseas clergy.

Working with conflict

The diocese introduced a new mediation service from early 2021, with a team of trained volunteers acting as informal mediators in church-based disagreements.

Important – People System for Clergy

Clergy pay documents and payroll moved to the new People System in March 2023. The

Four new Honorary Canons and one new Lay Canon appointed to Norwich Cathedral

The Cathedral has 24 Honorary Canons, who, together with 12 Lay Canons, the Archdeacons and