Because he had never held any clerical office, his appointment met with considerable opposition, which lasted the remainder of his life.
This role eventually cost Crowley all his clerical offices.
Virtually every precinct was forced to house prisoners in clerical offices and sitting rooms.
So I was sitting in his clerical office, waiting for him to finish a briefing on why he should lop off somebody's head.
Some clerical offices have been temporarily converted to academic space.
In England the situation was a good deal better, since in most cases clerical offices were freeholds.
Petrus held various clerical offices until he was elected archbishop.
He probably declined the see because of concerns over being rewarded for secular work with a clerical office.
First thing we knew of it, a helicopter fired a rocket right into the clerical office.
If anyone disobeys, he shall be removed from the clerical office.