Parochial marriages and funerals 2005

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    Marriages Funerals  
Ref. No. Diocese Marriages

Blessings of civil marriage

Total

Held in church

Held in crematoria/ cemeteries

Total

 Number of deaths

% with C of E funeral
                     

1

  Bath & Wells

1,470

110

  

1,580

2,540

1,730

4,270

8,795

49%
2 Birmingham

1,210

100

1,310

1,630

4,820

6,450

13,084

49%
3 Blackburn

1,200

90

1,290

2,550

2,570

5,120

14,007

37%
4 Bradford

620

40

660

920

970

1,900

6,374

30%
5 Bristol

1,010

40

1,050

1,200

1,880

3,080

7,926

39%
6 Canterbury

1,340

120

1,450

1,420

2,820

4,240

9,198

46%
7 Carlisle

850

70

920

2,110

1,150

3,270

5,503

59%
8 Chelmsford

2,550

200

2,750

3,340

6,280

9,620

24,893

39%
9 Chester

1,860

100

1,960

3,810

2,970

6,780

15,930

43%
10 Chichester

1,900

190

2,080

2,380

4,410

6,790

17,860

38%
11 Coventry

1,030

70

1,090

1,870

1,500

3,370

7,581

44%
12 Derby

1,270

100

1,370

2,530

2,010

4,540

10,141

45%
13 Durham

1,230

140

1,370

4,230

2,980

7,210

15,820

46%
14 Ely

1,020

80

1,100

1,810

1,150

2,960

5,667

52%
15 Exeter

1,530

170

1,700

3,000

2,420

5,420

12,454

44%
16 Gloucester

1,130

80

1,220

2,130

1,390

3,520

6,118

58%
17 Guildford

1,290

90

1,390

1,350

2,020

3,370

8,163

41%
18 Hereford

710

40

750

1,780

850

2,630

3,384

78%
19 Leicester

1,080

80

1,160

1,850

1,400

3,250

8,242

39%
20 Lichfield

2,600

160

2,760

6,040

4,490

10,530

20,048

53%
21 Lincoln

1,640

130

1,770

2,840

2,450

5,280

10,726

49%
22 Liverpool

1,260

90

1,350

3,880

2,230

6,110

16,176

38%
23 London

1,560

200

1,760

1,610

3,320

4,930

24,430

20%
24 Manchester

1,450

70

1,520

2,800

3,640

6,430

19,742

33%
25 Newcastle

690

40

730

1,340

2,310

3,660

8,486

43%
26 Norwich

1,260

110

1,370

2,550

2,600

5,150

9,351

55%
27 Oxford

2,860

250

3,110

3,950

4,350

8,300

16,448

50%
28 Peterborough

1,000

100

1,100

1,650

960

2,610

6,910

38%
29 Portsmouth

930

90

1,020

1,230

1,870

3,100

7,385

42%
30 Ripon & Leeds

820

50

870

1,410

1,420

2,840

7,289

39%
31 Rochester

1,220

130

1,350

1,490

4,270

5,760

10,713

54%
32 St. Albans

1,730

130

1,870

2,770

3,680

6,450

14,538

44%
33 St. Edms & Ipswich

1,030

90

1,120

1,950

1,180

3,130

6,219

50%
34 Salisbury

1,550

180

1,730

2,670

1,730

4,400

9,325

47%
35 Sheffield

1,230

60

1,290

2,720

3,610

6,330

12,212

52%
36 Sodor & Man

110

20

130

240

190

430

798

54%
37 Southwark

1,420

110

1,520

1,220

4,080

5,300

18,370

29%
38 Southwell

1,400

110

1,510

2,600

2,700

5,310

10,117

52%
39 Truro

900

90

990

1,670

800

2,470

5,792

43%
40 Wakefield

1,130

80

1,210

2,190

2,180

4,370

10,858

40%
41 Winchester

1,810

180

1,990

2,570

2,460

5,030

11,916

42%
42 Worcester

1,210

110

1,330

2,100

2,130

4,220

8,178

52%
43 York

1,890

160

2,050

3,270

3,240

6,510

14,306

46%
44 Europe

210

490

  

700

240

600

840

    
 Totals Province of Canterbury 41,470 4,020   45,490 65,380 75,650 141,010  323,855 44%
 Totals Province of York 15,740 1,120 16,860 34,070 32,160 66,270  157,617 42%
 Totals CHURCH OF ENGLAND 57,210 5,140   62,350 99,450 107,810 207,280  481,472 43%
 
Comparable figures for 2004:
 Totals Province of Canterbury 41,700 4,200   45,900 66,700 78,100 144,800 323,900 44%
 Totals Province of York 15,300 1,000 16,300 34,300 33,500 67,800 157,600 43%
 Totals CHURCH OF ENGLAND 57,000 5,300   62,200 101,000 111,600 212,500 481,500 44%

Notes:  Figures for cathedrals are included
             The number of deaths are estimates based on statistics obtained from Population Trends, Office for National Statistics (ONS)