Church Statistics 2003/4

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Full-time Stipendiary Clergy Losses and Gains 1990-2004

The following tables are based on the numbers of clergy leaving and entering the clergy payroll (excluding the Diocese in Europe), which is held currently by the Church Commissioners. The losses and gains recorded under headings include people who have moved to and from posts which are funded by external agencies such as National Health Service Trusts, the Prison Service, mission agencies or schools.

The total number of full-time stipendiary clergy at the end of 2004 was 8,767 (7,371 men plus 1,396 women). The number of full-time stipendiary clergy plus the whole-time equivalent of part-time stipendiary clergy within the Clergy Apportionment process is 8,897 which is slightly lower than the previously projected figure of 8,916.

Annual losses and gains, full-time stipendiary clergy: men
YearDeaths in serviceRetirementsOther lossesOrdinationsOther gainsNet lossNumber at Dec 31
1990292892042821905010,480
19913030120724518818810,375
19922133221127316312810,247
19933534920928514116710,080
1994273684082441454149,666
1995273382362451302269,440
1996293632412011372959,145
1997213572071861292708,875
1998243291871741442228,653
1999253172011991501948,459
2000173491822231511748,285
2001153592101861472518,034
2002183321801951232127,822
2003193101841811232097,613
2004112851991431102427,371
Annual losses and gains, full-time stipendiary clergy: women
YearDeaths in serviceRetirementsOther lossesOrdinationsOther gainsNet gainNumber at Dec 31
199011139792957596
19910726723978674
19921742671633707
199321435562530737
199401536722546783
199511955654737820
199621741673239859
199711925574860919
199801628674164983
1999216397857781,061
2000219499046661,127
2001327529551641,191
20021355410654701,251
200322746120471021,353
2004128719251431,396
Source: Church Commissioners