This study explores, with a multifaceted questionnaire, the pastoral care of male Anglican clergy engaged in parochial ministry. The questionnaire also examines the practice of pastoral care carried out by these clergy. The introduction sets out five particular hypotheses by which to examine the results of questionnaire namely: that the relationship clergy have with their bishop and archdeacon is ambivalent and, therefore, they do not receive appropriate pastoral care; that regardless of their acknowledged status in the community they are in need of pastoral care; that many clergy experienced childhood trauma and deprivation; that many clergy experience stress and strain in the performance of their ministry; and that clergy undergo positive and negative feelings in the performance of their job and yet experience great pleasure at the same time. Part one of the dissertation contains four chapters that set the study in context, namely: the historical context of pastoral care for all Anglican clergy: an examination of role, stress, and burnout with particular reference to clergy, including an examination of the Maslach Burnout Inventory: an exan1ination of personality theory with particular reference to Eysenck's dimensional model of personality: and examines job satisfaction with special reference to the Ministerial Job Satisfaction Scale. Part two of the dissertation contains the remaining chapters designed to examine the responses to the questionnaire. The first describes the personal information provided by the respondents to the questionnaire that was sent to two thousand male Anglican clergy; 1278 completed questionnaires were returned. The remaining chapters examine: the results with regard to clergy perception of their childhood: the expectations of clergy of the church structure: clergy expectations of their personal and professional lives: the experiences of clergy in their daily ministry and public life: the experience of clergy in their prayer and inner lives: the results of the Maslach Burnout Inventory: the results of the revised Ministerial Job Satisfaction Scale: and the perception that clergy have of the resources available for their care, pastorally, and highlights the frequency that clergy have sought help in their ministry and personal lives. The conclusion offers a critical reflection of the results compared with the five hypotheses contained in the introduction.