Full-time stipendiary clergy losses and gains 1990

Full-time stipendiary clergy losses and gains 1990–2006

The following tables are based on the numbers of clergy leaving and entering the clergy payroll (excluding the Diocese in Europe), which is held currently by the Church Commissioners. The losses and gains recorded under headings include people who have moved to and from posts which are funded by external agencies such as National Health Service Trusts, the Prison Service, mission agencies or schools.

The total number of full-time stipendiary clergy at the end of 2006 was 8,496 (7,001 men plus 1,495 women). The number of full-time stipendiary clergy plus the whole-time equivalent of part-time stipendiary clergy within the Clergy Apportionment process is 8,632, which is slightly lower than the previously projected figure of 8,661.

Annual losses and gains, full-time stipendiary clergy: men

Year	Deaths in service	Retirements	Other losses	Ordinations	Other gains	Net loss	Number at Dec 31
1990	29	289	204	282	190	50	10,480
1991	30	301	207	245	188	188	10,375
1992	21	332	211	273	163	128	10,247
1993	35	349	209	285	141	167	10,080
1994	27	368	408	244	145	414	9,666
1995	27	338	236	245	130	226	9,440
1996	29	363	241	201	137	295	9,145
1997	21	357	207	186	129	270	8,875
1998	24	329	187	174	144	222	8,653
1999	25	317	201	199	150	194	8,459
2000	17	349	182	223	151	174	8,285
2001	15	359	210	186	147	251	8,034
2002	18	332	180	195	123	212	7,822
2003	19	310	184	181	123	209	7,613
2004	11	285	199	143	110	242	7,371
2005	17	252	179	155	141	152	7,219
2006	16	262	165	128	97	218	7,001

Annual losses and gains, full-time stipendiary clergy: women

Year	Deaths in service	Retirements	Other losses	Ordinations	Other gains	Net gain	Number at Dec 31
1990	1	11	39	79	29	57	596
1991	0	7	26	72	39	78	674
1992	1	7	42	67	16	33	707
1993	2	14	35	56	25	30	737
1994	0	15	36	72	25	46	783
1995	1	19	55	65	47	37	820
1996	2	17	41	67	32	39	859
1997	1	19	25	57	48	60	919
1998	0	16	28	67	41	64	983
1999	2	16	39	78	57	78	1,061
2000	2	19	49	90	46	66	1,127
2001	3	27	52	95	51	64	1,191
2002	1	35	54	106	54	70	1,251
2003	2	27	46	120	47	102	1,353
2004	1	28	71	92	51	43	1,396
2005	2	40	72	99	78	63	1,459
2006	2	34	60	92	40	36	1,495

Source: Church Commissioners