RESOLUTION I: Minimum Cash Salary for Clergy
RESOLVED, that the 145th Convention of the Diocese of Newark adopts the following minimum salary standards for full-time clergy serving parishes or missions in the Diocese, effective January 1, 2020:
Category |
2019 |
2020 |
% change |
Transitional Deacon* |
$38,100 |
$39,600 |
2.59% |
Assisting Priest |
$41,200 |
$42,250 |
2.55% |
Rector, Vicar, or Priest-in-Charge |
$51,400 |
$52,700 |
2.53% |
* Compensation minimums for transitional deacons are intended only for those who have completed their formation and training process. It does not apply to deacons in field-education placements from a seminary.
RESOLUTION II: Continuing Education Allowance
RESOLVED, that the 145th Convention of the Diocese of Newark adopts a minimum, mandated clergy Continuing Education Allowance of $750 annually, effective January 1, 2020.
For supporting information, please see the attached PDF.