Terms of Service
Information for clergy on Common Tenure, Freehold, Employment Contracts, and the Clergy Handbook.
These pages have resources and information to help clergy in their ministry.
Information for clergy on Common Tenure, Freehold, Employment Contracts, and the Clergy Handbook.
The scheme and forms for your Ministerial Development Review, as required under common tenure.
This Diocese is introducing role descriptions in parallel with the Ministerial Development Review cycle.
The Diocese is responsible for the provision, maintenance and insurance of houses for most parochial clergy.
This page contains advice on financial matters and help if you are having trouble making ends meet.
If you are a clergy person or a licenced lay worker in the Diocese of York, and are worried about meeting unexpected bills or growing personal debt, the Ministers’ Relief Fund may be able to help.
Liturgies for the Celebration of Ministry with the institution or collation and induction of an incumbent.
Guidance for those requiring Gluten-Free Bread and Non-Alcoholic Wine. This Guidance considers the needs of those with coeliac disease and those suffering from alcoholism in relation to the Eucharistic celebration.
Yorkshire Spice is an inclusive group of Christians that supports one another as fellow spouses of ordained or lay ministers.
Guidelines for Clergy
For those wishing to apply for (or apply to renew) Archbishop’s Permission to Officiate (PTO)
Preparing to retire, ministry in retirement (including PTO and fees) and other information for retired clergy
Conditions applying to visiting clergy, to unlicensed lay people carrying out various ministerial duties, and to clergy or readers holding or wishing to obtain the Archbishop’s Permission to Officiate (PTO) in the Diocese of York.
There are a number of opportunities for clergy to continue their ministerial education and development once they move on from Initial Ministerial Education (IME).