Average attendances 2005:
adults, children and young people

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       Average attendances

    Usual Sunday

Weekly Sunday     attendance
      2005 2005     2005
Ref.
No.
Diocese Adults Children & young people Adults Children & young people Adults Children & young people
                 
1 Bath & Wells 21,700

3,800 

19,800

2,600

19,600

2,700

2 Birmingham

16,300

3,900 

14,400

2,700

12,900

2,700

3 Blackburn

25,100

9,200 

22,200

5,900

19,200

4,600

4 Bradford

9,800

2,500 

8,800

1,600

7,700

1,300

5 Bristol

14,500

4,100 

13,100

2,700

11,900

2,300

6 Canterbury

19,600

6,200 

17,000

3,900

14,700

3,300

7 Carlisle

14,500

2,900 

12,900

1,700

10,400

1,400

8 Chelmsford

34,300

8,900 

31,700

6,600

28,100

5,700

9 Chester

31,000

7,700 

27,400

5,200

23,700

4,400

10 Chichester

38,500

9,100 

33,300

6,000

30,400

5,400

11 Coventry

14,000

3,300 

12,700

2,400

11,100

2,200

12 Derby

17,400

3,600 

16,100

3,000

12,600

2,200

13 Durham

19,700

3,500 

16,600

2,700

14,000

2,300

14 Ely

15,900

2,900 

14,600

2,300

12,900

2,000

15 Exeter

23,800

4,300 

21,300

2,800

20,800

2,800

16 Gloucester

16,900

3,700 

15,000

2,100

16,300

2,400

17 Guildford

21,900

6,800 

19,900

5,100

18,500

4,500

18 Hereford

10,900

1,900 

10,000

1,100

7,800

800

19 Leicester

14,900

2,800 

13,100

2,100

11,200

1,900

20 Lichfield

31,400

8,300 

27,200

4,600

24,600

3,900

21 Lincoln

20,500

5,000 

18,000

2,500

14,600

1,600

22 Liverpool

23,500

6,700 

20,700

4,700

18,600

3,900

23 London

62,000

17,300 

50,700

11,500

46,600

11,000

24 Manchester

25,900

8,600 

23,000

6,000

20,800

5,200

25 Newcastle

13,200

2,400 

11,600

1,700

10,200

1,400

26 Norwich

19,400

3,300 

18,200

1,800

15,700

1,400

27 Oxford

47,800

12,800 

43,700

9,300

38,400

8,100

28 Peterborough

17,200

4,300 

15,100

3,100

12,900

2,500

29 Portsmouth

12,500

2,300 

11,500

1,900

10,600

1,800

30 Ripon & Leeds

13,200

3,800 

11,600

2,300

10,300

1,900

31 Rochester

24,600

7,400 

21,800

5,500

19,800

4,700

32 St. Albans

29,900

8,800 

25,900

5,600

23,000

4,700

33 St. Edms & Ipswich

17,800

3,000 

16,000

2,200

14,000

2,000

34 Salisbury

27,500

5,100 

24,500

3,400

20,900

3,200

35 Sheffield

16,200

4,500 

14,300

3,000

12,400

2,300

36 Sodor & Man

2,200

400 

  1,900

300

1,500

300

37 Southwark

33,300

10,600 

30,900

8,500

27,100

7,600

38 Southwell & Nottingham

15,400

3,400 

13,600

2,400

12,100

2,100

39 Truro

12,800

1,700 

11,200

1,200

9,600

1,000

40 Wakefield

15,000

3,200 

13,200

2,300

11,500

1,800

41 Winchester

28,500

6,900 

25,800

4,700

23,600

4,400

42 Worcester

14,400

3,300 

12,800

1,900

11,000

1,600

43 York

26,500

5,900 

22,600

3,400

19,900

2,800

44 Europe

10,800

1,500 

10,000

1,400

9,300

1,600

 Totals Province of Canterbury 691,000 167,000 615,000  115,000 550,000 102,000
 Totals Province of York 251,000 65,000 221,000  43,000 193,000 36,000
 Totals CHURCH OF ENGLAND 942,000 232,000 836,000  158,000 743,000 137,000
Comparable figures for 2004:
 Totals Province of Canterbury 696,000 169,000 620,000  118,000 565,000 106,000
 Totals Province of York 255,000 66,000 226,000  46,000 195,000 38,000
 Totals CHURCH OF ENGLAND 951,000 235,000 846,000  164,000 760,000 143,000
Notes: 1.  Children and young people are for the majority of dioceses defined as under the age of 16 years. 
2.  Figures for cathedrals are included.