Parochial Easter and Christmas
comparisons 1922 to 2004

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Estimated

Easter Day

Christmas Day/Eve
mid-year communicant communicant
adult pop*

attendance 000s

 communicants rates per 1000

attendance 000s

 communicants rates per 1000
Year 000s

000s

 adult pop*

000s

 adult pop*
                 

1922

   25,951 Figures not 2,294 88 Figures not Figures not  Figures not 
1930 28,418 available 2,285 80 available available available
1940 31,418 " 2,018 64 " " "
1950 32,319 " 1,867 58 " " "
1960 33,395 " 2,159 65 " 2,074       62    
1970 35,450 " 1,632 46 " 1,689       48    
1980 36,924 " 1,551 42 " 1,807       49    
1982 37,642 " 1,499 40 " 1,688       45    
1984 38,094 " 1,486 39 " 1,742       46    
1986 38,547 " 1,550 40 " 1,668       43    
1988 38,861 " 1,585 41 " 1,714       44    
1990 39,002 " 1,376 35 " 1,556       40    
1991 38,993 " 1,310 34 " 1,590       41    
1992 39,289 " 1,350 34 " 1,483       38    
1993 39,414 " 1,317 33 " 1,481       38    
1994 39,557 " 1,300 33 " 1,488       38    
1995 39,657 " 1,265 32 " 1,393       35    
1996 39,836 " 1,236 31 " 1,344       34    
1997 40,013 " 1,172 29 " 1,344       34    
1998 40,554 " 1,193 29 " 1,308       32    
1999 39,852 " 1,180 30 " 1,225       31    
2000 40,145 1,626     1,163 29 2,852     1,366       34    
2001 39,475 1,593     1,135 29 2,608     1,228       31    
2002 39,927 1,473     1,059 27 2,607     1,215       30    
2003 40,246 1,504     1,078 27 2,653     1,200       30    
2004   40,537 1,513     1,095 27 2,629     1,164       29    
Notes: 1. Population figures in these tables are derived from information provided by the Office for National Statistics.
Other statistics have been obtained from parochial returns and diocesan sources.
2. Figures for cathedrals and their daughter churches are included.
3. *  Aged 15 or over up until 1998, aged 16 or over from 1999 onwards.
4. Easter Day includes vigil services on Easter Eve