# Chapter clerk

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'''Chapter Clerk''' is the title usually given to the officer responsible for the administrative support to the [Chapter](/source/Chapter_(religion)) of a [cathedral](/source/cathedral) or [collegiate church](/source/collegiate_church) in the [Church of England](/source/Church_of_England).<ref>{{cite web|title=Durham Cathedral Website|url=http://www.durhamcathedral.co.uk/about-us/governance|accessdate=26 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141230121935/http://www.durhamcathedral.co.uk/about-us/governance|archive-date=30 December 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The post is usually occupied by a [laity](/source/laity) but may occasionally be carried out by someone who is ordained. Some cathedrals refer to their Chapter Clerks as Chapter Steward<ref>{{cite web|title=Gloucester Cathedral Web Page|url=http://www.gloucestercathedral.org.uk/index.php?page=cathedral-office|accessdate=26 March 2014}}</ref> or occasionally managing director.<ref>{{cite web|title=Exeter Cathedral Website|url=http://www.exeter-cathedral.org.uk/communities/people/copyofkeystaff.ashx|accessdate=26 March 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140314235555/http://www.exeter-cathedral.org.uk/communities/people/copyofkeystaff.ashx|archivedate=14 March 2014}}</ref>

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