LATEST NEWS
  1. Big Thank You Letter - Diamond Jubilee
  2. New front page
  3. Budget 2012: 20 percent VAT on alterations to listed churches
  4. Articles of Enquiry
  1. The Big Thank You project gives people an opportunity to add their personal well wishes to Her Majesty the Queen.    
    Friday 11 May 2012Read more...
  2. We have added a new front page to the Diocesan website;  this is to make it easier for visitors to the site who want the most obvious things - to find a church, to find out about weddings and christenings, to visit the county, or to find out what we are thinking about and doing as a Diocese.
    Monday 30 April 2012Read more...
  3. Sign the petition to reverse the decision, which will be a big blow to local communities and cost the Church of England up to £20 million
    Thursday 29 March 2012Read more...
  4. The 2012 Articles of Enquiry are now available for download from the Churchwardens' pages of the website
    Sunday 4 March 2012Read more...
Current Vacancies

House for Duty Lowther, Askham, Clifton & Brougham
This post serving four rural churches south of Penrith in the Appleby Deanery will suit an ...
Youth Minister Windermere Deanery
Is God calling you to develop youth ministry in Cumbria? Do you have... • A passion to ...
Vicar of Scotby, Cotehill and Cumwhinton
The vision statement for these two churches on the outskirts of Carlisle is “to know Jesus ...

Application Forms

Application forms for clergy and laity are available for download below. When applying for a post you will need to submit both an Application Form and a Recruitment Monitoring Form.

You may like to look at notes written by the Clergy Appointments Adviser before completing an application form. (Available from the CofE website or Click here to download them.)

If you do not own Microsoft Word or Microsoft Office, please download our application form in Adobe Acrobat Format. Adobe Acrobat Reader is required to view Acrobat files, and can be downloaded at http://www.adobe.com/ if needed.

We will accept typed and handwritten application forms.

Carlisle Diocese Clergy Application FormCarlisle Diocese Clergy Application Form
File size 68kb    File date 31 Aug 2011
Carlisle Diocese Clergy Application FormCarlisle Diocese Clergy Application Form
File size 119kb    File date 31 Aug 2011
Application Form (Lay People) (Word format)Application Form (Lay People) (Word format)
File size 157kb    File date 18 Jan 2011
Application Form (Lay People) (pdf format)Application Form (Lay People) (pdf format)
File size 116kb    File date 18 Jan 2011