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An 'ad clerum' (from the Latin meaning 'To / All Clergy') is a formal letter or announcement primarily addressed to ordained ministers, from the Bishop(s) of the Diocese.
Issues given this formality are usually serious and the equivalent of a parliamentary 'three line whip' - i.e. there are serious consequences for those with the Bishop's Licence who do not take heed.
Below are all the Ad Clerums issued by Bishop Michael and the Area Bishops.
Our bishops express their concerns about the Terminially Ill (End of Life) Bill before parliament in November 2024
Responding to the Makin Review: prayer for survivors at its heart.
Bishop Michael wrote to Revd James Gandon, chair of the Lichfield Diocesan Evangelical Fellowship in April after conversations with DEF members and episcopal colleagues
for the remainder of this year - Issued 11 March 2024
LLF - Wellbeing - Clergy Conference - +Wolverhampton appointment - Dean of Lichfield appointment
Our bishops respond to write to the recent debate in General Synod regarding ‘Living in Love and Faith’
- during the vacancy in the See of Wolverhampton and Bishop Michael's sabbatical.
Speical arrangements for diocesan and parish worship
Ways to help living through a prolonged 'Holy Saturday'
29 November 2018 - ad clerum re Holy Communion and Reserved Sacrament
These guidelines concern provision of communion from the sacrament consecrated at a Eucharist celebrated on a separate occasion.
9 May 2018 - ad clerum re including LGBT+ people in parish life
24 January 2018 - ad clerum re local arrangements for worship leaders, occasional preachers, and Eucharistic assistants.
18 October 2017 - ad clerum re Safeguarding
Our bishops write about the recent debate in General Synod regarding ‘Living in Love and Faith’