Summary diocesan statistics 2005/06

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Population (000s) Area Population density Number of Full Time stipendiary parochial clergy 2006 (men and women)

Number of stipendiary parochial clergy per :
Ref. No.   Diocese    (2005)  (miles2 )  (persons per miles2 )

Benefices

 Parishes Churches Parish 1000 Population
1 Bath & Wells C

879

(26)

1,614

(11)

545

(30)

210

(12)

476

(5)

567

(9)

204

(14)

0.43

(34)

0.23

(3)
2 Birmingham C

1,416

(12)

292

(41)

4,850

(3)

158

(25)

162

(40)

193

(40)

153

(22)

0.94

(4)

0.11

(43)
3 Blackburn Y

1,294

(14)

878

(27)

1,474

(16)

192

(19)

228

(28)

280

(30)

201

(16)

0.87

(7)

0.16

(23)
4 Bradford Y

662

(37)

920

(26)

719

(27)

111

(42)

128

(42)

165

(42)

90

(42)

0.69

(21)

0.14

(33)
5 Bristol C

901

(25)

474

(36)

1,900

(9)

115

(40)

166

(38)

205

(39)

117

(37)

0.70

(20)

0.13

(35)
6 Canterbury C

852

(28)

970

(25)

879

(26)

157

(26)

262

(24)

331

(24)

137

(27)

0.52

(29)

0.16

(21)
7 Carlisle Y

493

(41)

2,477

(4)

199

(42)

138

(32)

264

(22)

346

(20)

127

(31)

0.48

(31)

0.26

(2)
8 Chelmsford C

2,759

(2)

1,531

(12)

1,802

(10)

332

(2)

472

(6)

608

(6)

376

(2)

0.78

(11)

0.14

(32)
9 Chester Y

1,554

(8)

1,017

(22)

1,528

(13)

227

(8)

278

(21)

370

(18)

234

(9)

0.84

(10)

0.15

(25)
10 Chichester C

1,516

(10)

1,459

(14)

1,039

(22)

306

(3)

386

(12)

515

(10)

294

(5)

0.75

(13)

0.19

(10)
11 Coventry C

792

(32)

686

(30)

1,155

(19)

140

(30)

198

(32)

240

(36)

117

(37)

0.59

(25)

0.15

(27)
12 Derby C

1,001

(21)

997

(23)

1,004

(24)

167

(22)

253

(25)

333

(23)

149

(24)

0.59

(26)

0.15

(26)
13 Durham Y

1,456

(11)

987

(24)

1,475

(15)

202

(14)

232

(27)

289

(28)

177

(18)

0.71

(19)

0.12

(42)
14 Ely C

673

(36)

1,507

(13)

446

(34)

202

(14)

308

(17)

334

(22)

125

(32)

0.40

(37)

0.19

(12)
15 Exeter C

1,108

(18)

2,575

(3)

430

(35)

199

(16)

493

(4)

616

(4)

213

(11)

0.43

(36)

0.19

(11)
16 Gloucester C

613

(39)

1,140

(20)

538

(31)

134

(34)

318

(16)

395

(16)

125

(32)

0.39

(39)

0.20

(7)
17 Guildford C

960

(23)

538

(35)

1,784

(12)

144

(29)

164

(39)

217

(38)

157

(21)

0.94

(6)

0.16

(18)
18 Hereford C

320

(42)

1,660

(10)

193

(43)

117

(38)

346

(14)

425

(13)

91

(41)

0.26

(43)

0.28

(1)
19 Leicester C

915

(24)

835

(29)

1,096

(21)

123

(37)

237

(26)

324

(25)

125

(32)

0.53

(28)

0.14

(31)
20 Lichfield C

1,988

(5)

1,744

(9)

1,140

(20)

290

(5)

423

(10)

578

(8)

281

(6)

0.66

(23)

0.14

(29)
21 Lincoln C

991

(22)

2,673

(1)

371

(40)

219

(10)

507

(3)

641

(3)

172

(19)

0.33

(40)

0.17

(13)
22 Liverpool Y

1,536

(9)

389

(39)

3,948

(5)

185

(20)

208

(31)

258

(33)

203

(15)

0.97

(3)

0.13

(34)
23 London C

3,678

(1)

277

(42)

13,279

(1)

417

(1)

407

(11)

474

(12)

473

(1)

1.19

(1)

0.13

(38)
24 Manchester Y

1,953

(6)

415

(37)

4,706

(4)

226

(9)

285

(20)

346

(20)

250

(7)

0.86

(8)

0.13

(40)
25 Newcastle Y

783

(34)

2,110

(6)

371

(39)

139

(31)

172

(36)

242

(34)

125

(32)

0.71

(18)

0.16

(22)
26 Norwich C

845

(29)

1,804

(8)

469

(33)

195

(17)

570

(2)

644

(2)

169

(20)

0.29

(41)

0.20

(8)
27 Oxford C

2,149

(4)

2,221

(5)

968

(25)

303

(4)

622

(1)

819

(1)

364

(3)

0.58

(27)

0.17

(15)
28 Peterborough C

807

(31)

1,149

(19)

702

(28)

154

(27)

349

(13)

383

(17)

139

(26)

0.40

(38)

0.17

(14)
29 Portsmouth C

730

(35)

408

(38)

1,789

(11)

132

(35)

143

(41)

174

(41)

103

(39)

0.72

(17)

0.14

(30)
30 Ripon & Leeds Y

787

(33)

1,359

(17)

579

(29)

116

(39)

167

(37)

266

(31)

122

(36)

0.73

(16)

0.15

(24)
31 Rochester C

1,224

(16)

542

(34)

2,259

(6)

194

(18)

217

(30)

266

(31)

206

(12)

0.94

(5)

0.17

(16)
32 St. Albans C

1,699

(7)

1,116

(21)

1,523

(14)

215

(11)

333

(15)

406

(15)

249

(8)

0.74

(15)

0.15

(28)
33 St. Edms & Ipswich C

616

(38)

1,439

(15)

428

(37)

138

(32)

448

(9)

478

(11)

129

(30)

0.29

(42)

0.21

(6)
34 Salisbury C

878

(27)

2,046

(7)

429

(36)

165

(23)

457

(8)

580

(7)

197

(17)

0.43

(35)

0.22

(4)
35 Sheffield Y

1,182

(17)

576

(32)

2,051

(7)

159

(24)

174

(35)

222

(37)

153

(22)

0.85

(9)

0.13

(36)
36 Sodor & Man Y

80

(43)

221

(43)

362

(41)

31

(43)

27

(43)

45

(43)

17

(43)

0.61

(24)

0.21

(5)
37 Southwark C

2,473

(3)

317

(40)

7,800

(2)

276

(6)

294

(19)

370

(18)

317

(4)

1.06

(2)

0.13

(39)
38 Southwell Y

1,050

(20)

847

(28)

1,239

(17)

179

(21)

264

(22)

313

(26)

133

(28)

0.50

(30)

0.13

(41)
39 Truro C

520

(40)

1,390

(16)

374

(38)

132

(35)

222

(29)

311

(27)

103

(39)

0.46

(33)

0.20

(9)
40 Wakefield Y

1,086

(19)

557

(33)

1,950

(8)

153

(28)

187

(33)

242

(34)

140

(25)

0.75

(12)

0.13

(37)
41 Winchester C

1,256

(15)

1,216

(18)

1,033

(23)

203

(13)

304

(18)

409

(14)

206

(12)

0.68

(22)

0.16

(17)
42 Worcester C

824

(30)

671

(31)

1,229

(18)

114

(41)

176

(34)

281

(29)

133

(28)

0.74

(14)

0.16

(20)
43   York Y

1,375

(13)

2,661

(2)

517

(32)

268

(7)

462

(7)

610

(5)

222

(10)

0.47

(32)

0.16

(19)
 Totals Province of Canterbury (C)   35,385   35,291   1003   5,651   9,713   12,117   5,624   0.58   0.16  
 Totals Province of York (Y)    15,290   15,414   992   2,326   3,076   3,994   2,194 0.70   0.14  
 Totals CHURCH OF ENGLAND   50,675   50,705   999   7,977   12,789   16,111   7,818   0.61   0.15  

 

 Notes:  1.  The right hand set of figures in each column gives the magnitude, in descending order, of the left hand figures. Thus in terms of area, Bath and Wells is the 11th largest diocese, Birmingham is the 41st.
 2.   C and Y denote dioceses in the Provinces of Canterbury and York respectively.
 3.   Diocesan population figures are based on the 2005 mid-year estimates. Crown copyright material is reproduced under Class Licence Number C01W0000297 with the permission of the Controller of HMSO. However as government boundaries do not match diocesan boundaries there has to be an element of estimation.
 4.   Area figures are calculated from material supplied by ONS and the Church Commissioners.
 5.   Benefices with parishes attached as listed in the Parish Register maintained by the Research and Statistics Dept. 
 6.   Parishes and churches are as listed in the Parish Register maintained by the Research and Statistics Dept. Includes 106 churches with no buildings
 7.   As at 31 December 2006. Source: Church Commissioners. Does not include 269 part-timers.
 8.   The Diocese in Europe is composed of 295 separate congregations.