Church of England licensed ministries 2005
| Licensed stipendiary clergy | 9,138 | Active retired ordained | 4,468 |
| Licensed non-stipendiary clergy incl. OLM | 2,888 | Licensed Readers | 8,094 |
| Chaplains and other ministries | 1,628 | Readers with permission to officiate and active emeriti | 2,084 |
| Licensed layworkers and Church Army evangelists | 354 |
Definitions:
The figures for stipendiary clergy (full-time, part-time and including those outside the clergy share system) and for lay workers above are based on statistics derived from the central Church payroll. Details of chaplains and other ministers working outside the parish framework, and of non-stipendiary clergy, are based on statistics derived from the database used to compile Crockford's Clerical Directory. Where possible, they have been cross-referenced with material produced by organizing bodies (Church Army, the Home Office for prison chaplains, and the Hospital Chaplaincies Council for hospital chaplains).
The figure shown for active retired ordained clergy is an estimate of the number of licensed retired clergy who take an active part in ministry. It is based on the number of retired clergy known to have either permission to officiate, licence to officiate or actual appointments 4468. Pension Board records indicate a total of 8683 retired stipendiary clergy.