Age of full-time clergy at 31 Dec 2005

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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 1 0 2 0 3 0 3 0 0 3 0 3
25-29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 2 74 30 85 32 117 0 1 85 33 118
30-34 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 1 95 16 171 45 266 61 327 14 2 282 64 346
35-39 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 3 1 347 46 200 60 547 106 653 22 1 572 108 680
40-44 0 0 2 0 1 0 13 3 16 3 673 95 154 86 827 181 1008 34 6 877 190 1067
45-49 0 9 10 0 3 0 20 3 42 3 987 151 141 97 1128 248 1376 56 16 1226 267 1493
50-54 2 14 29 4 8 2 20 4 73 10 1096 208 74 113 1170 321 1491 46 18 1289 349 1638
55-59 18 22 25 2 10 0 20 2 95 4 1253 254 41 49 1294 303 1597 50 5 1439 312 1751
Total under 60 20 45 66 6 22 2 78 14 231 22 4463 772 857 480 5320 1252 6572 222 49 5773 1323 7096
60-64 18 15 27 0 8 0 9 0 77 0 1037 104 25 15 1062 119 1181 38 1 1177 120 1297
65-69 3 0 4 0 6 0 2 1 15 1 215 12 6 2 221 14 235 1 0 237 15 252
70 and over 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 1 0 0 32 1 33 0 0 32 1 33
Totals 60 and over 21 15 31 0 14 0 11 1 92 1 1284 117 31 17 1315 134 1449 39 1 1446 136 1582
TOTAL ALL AGES 41 60 97 6 36 2 89 15 323 23 5747 889 888 497 6635 1386 8021 261 50 7219 1459 8678
Average age, years 60 56 56

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 57

54

 50 47 55 51 54 49 46 45 50 47 49 48 47 51 48 50

Notes: 

 

Ages of other clergy at 31 December 2005

 

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 1   2   5   4   0   0   6   6  
30-34 8   11   23   20   1   0   32   31  
35-39 9   15   44   39   2   0   55   54  
40-44 8   22   74   60   4   6   86   88  
45-49 12   23   107   107   18   23   137   153  
50-54 21   23   188   160   38   37   247   220  
55-59 22   28   272   289   59   67   353   384  
Total under 60 81   124   713   679   122   133   916   936  
60-64 31   18   239   226   68   80   338   324  
65-69 10   5   144   89   51   54   205   148  
70 and over 0   1   69   32   17   15   86   48  
Totals 60 and over 41   24   452   347   136   149   629   520  
Age unknown  -  - 32   30   18   20   50   50  
TOTAL ALL AGES 122   148   1,197   1,056   276   302   1,595   1,506  
Average age, years 53   49   57   54   59   60   55   52