Age structure of full-time clergy as at 31 Dec 2006

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Provinces of Canterbury and York (excluding Europe)
Compiled from information supplied by the Church Commissioners 

   

Dignitaries (including beneficed)

Parochial Clergy

          

Suffragan and assistant bishops

 Cathedrals  

Incumbents and incumbent status (excluding dignitaries)

TOTAL
parochial clergy

 Non-parochial diocesan clergy
Diocesan bishops Arch- Other

TOTAL Dignitaries

Assistant curates

TOTAL
diocesan clergy
Age deacons  Deans clergy
  m m   m w m w m w m w m w m w m w m & w m w m w m & w
                               
Under 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25-29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 69 23 75 23 98 1 2 76 25 101
30-34 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 2 98 19 151 53 249 72 321 16 3 266 77 343
35-39 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 3 1 301 46 189 47 490 93 583 22 2 515 96 611
40-44 0 0 1 1 1 0 8 2 10 3 638 96 140 77 778 173 951 35 8 823 184 1,007
45-49 0 6 9 0 3 0 22 3 40 3 944 156 132 98 1,076 254 1,330 55 15 1,171 272 1,443
50-54 1 19 28 5 9 2 18 4 75 11 1,080 224 69 112 1,149 336 1,485 49 21 1,273 368 1,641
55-59 15 23 25 2 9 0 23 2 95 4 1,183 244 37 48 1,220 292 1,512 51 8 1,366 304 1,670
Total under 60 16 48 63 8 22 2 75 14 224 24 4,250 785 787 458 5,037 1,243 6,280 229 59 5,490 1,326 6,816
60-64 22 11 30 1 10 0 9 1 82 2 1,089 140 28 16 1,117 156 1,273 40 2 1,239 160 1,399
65-69 3 2 3 0 1 0 3 0 12 0 225 7 4 2 229 9 238 4 0 245 9 254
70 and over 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 1 0 27 0 27 0 0 27 0 27
Totals 60 and over 25 13 33 1 11 0 12 1 94 2 1,340 147 33 18 1,373 165 1,538 44 2 1,511 169 1,680
TOTAL ALL AGES 41 61 96 9 33 2 87 15 318 26 5,590 932 820 476 6,410 1,408 7,818 273 61 7,001 1,495 8,496
Average age, years 60 56 56 53 56 52 52 47 55 50 52 52 41 45 51 50 51 50 48 51 50 51

Notes: 

 

Ages of other clergy at 31 December 2006

 

Age Part Timers (stipendary) NSMs OLMs TOTAL
m w m w m w m w
Under 25

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0
25-29

0

2

1

4

0

0

1

6
30-34

5

10

19

16

1

0

25

26
35-39

7

15

41

33

1

0

49

48
40-44

10

22

71

66

6

3

87

91
45-49

13

26

116

109

14

19

143

154
50-54

17

23

178

173

39

36

234

232
55-59

23

24

262

284

56

63

341

371
Total under 60

75

122

688

685

117

121

880

928
60-64

39

21

276

266

77

93

392

380
65-69

16

3

154

118

57

59

227

180
70 and over

0

1

80

37

20

22

100

60
Totals 60 and over

55

25

510

421

154

174

719

620
Age unknown

-

-

24

36

10

14

34

50
TOTAL ALL AGES

130

147

1,222

1,142

281

309

1,633

1,598
Average age, years

55

49

57

56

60

60

57

55