Possible Clues:

• Principal finding company in one churchman or another
• Bridge -- after shuffle, ace is held by academic or cleric
• Cleric briefly at centre of event
• Principal cleric accepts company of another senior cleric
• Anglican clergyman just below a bishop in rank
• Clergyman's has a trick after card he played
• Like Barchester's Grantly, he may aspire to see
• Member of clergy once had car smashed up
• Clergyman once had car converted
• Senior cleric