Archdeacon of Norfolk
Posted on: Friday 22 May 2026
The Bishop of Norwich, in collaboration with the Bishop of Thetford, seeks an Archdeacon of Norfolk
to serve an archdeaconry comprising market towns and rural and coastal communities in south and east Norfolk, and the Waveney part of Suffolk.
We are looking for a prayerful priest who will contribute warmly to our life together, who will relish seeking solutions, identifying opportunities, working to mend divisions, and blowing on embers, and who shows:
- collaborative and trusted leadership
- strong pastoral and missional commitment
- strategic thinking and organisational awareness
- gifted communication and public representative abilities
- personal resilience, integrity and safeguarding commitment
- practical competence and leadership enabling skills
The Bishop of Norwich encourages applications from diverse backgrounds as a way of discerning God’s will and calling.
Further details on Pathways and at www.dioceseofnorwich.org/about/clergy-vacancies/
Closing date: 4pm, 26th June, with applications sent to sophie.bell@dioceseofnorwich.org Interviews will be held in Norwich on 15th and 16th July 2026.
The Bishop of Thetford, The Rt Rev Ian Bishop, would be happy to have informal conversations about the role bishop.thetford@dioceseofnorwich.org
Closing date: 4:00 pm Friday 26 June 2026
Interviews: Wednesday 15 July 2026
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How to apply
Applications sent to sophie.bell@dioceseofnorwich.org Interviews will be held in Norwich on 15th and 16th July 2026.
The Bishop of Thetford, The Rt Rev Ian Bishop, would be happy to have informal conversations about the role bishop.thetford@dioceseofnorwich.org
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