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This is an interesting question and not too easy to answer as it involves estimation and merging various statistics (stats have been rounded and may not balance). England is the largest part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. It has the largest population and the largest economy. The population of the whole UK was estimated to be approximately 60 million (+/- 1000,000) in 2004 with the population of England being approximately 50 million. According to the Church of England's own 2001 Diocesan Statistics for the Provinces of Canterbury and York the population of England was put at 49,376,000 The 2001 census collected national data relating to religious affiliation but it seems for England & Wales it failed to break data down into denominations thus Catholics, Anglicans, Baptists, Lutherans,etc were grouped together. The total number of people declaring themselves Christian was some 41 million for the UK (72 per cent). The number of declared atheists was 15 per cent and the number of Muslims was 3 per cent. But these are of declared Christians and do not specifically relate to Anglicans. In 2001 an Opinion Research Business Survey showed that over half of adults regarded themselves as being Church of England (C of E)/ Anglican. Since it's not possible to calculate children into these statistics (and as I suspect that they would almost certainly follow the adult pattern) the general population can be halved to give an approximate figure of at least 25 million professed Anglicans. So, how many of these 25 million actually attend church? Well, during four weeks in October 2000, the church counted it's congregation and found that an average of 1.7 million attended services throughout the week but only 1.4 million attended on Sunday. Like all churches in the western world Anglican congregations are falling but according to C of E statistics cathedral attendances in general and all attendances over Christmas and Easter are continuing to rise. Incidentally, the C of E owns over 16,000 churches in England and Wales and conducts over a quarter of all marriages. Answer In England the Anglican Church has been in decline since about 1910 or earlier. According to some recent surveys it is now various ethnic minorities that keep the Church of England afloat. In view of the Church of England's claim to be the 'National Church' the figures aren't at all good.
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Where was Anglicans country of origin?
Great Britain
What is the difference between Anglicans and Lutherans?
Anglicans have the Queen of England as Defender of the Faith. They are also under the authority of the ArchBishop of Cantebury.
What are Church of England followers called?
They are called Anglicans. In the US they are often called Episcopalians.
What is the difference between Anglicans and puritans?
It depends which Anglicans and Puritans you mean! Anglicans were members of the Church of England, and the Puritan movement sought to bring about a more 'pure' (i.e. more thoroughly reformed) church. Some of them remained within the Church of England, but others began new non-conformist groups, either out of choice or because they were ejected.
Are Episcopalians and Anglicans the same denomination?
Episcopalians and Anglicans are closely related but not the same denomination. Anglicans are part of the global Anglican Communion, while Episcopalians are part of the Episcopal Church in the United States. Both share common roots in the Church of England.
What is the difference between Episcopalians and Prostestants?
Episcopalians are an American branch of the Protestants, closest to the Anglicans of England.
How many anglicans are there are there in the world?
There are approximately 6 million Anglicans in the world, according to the yearly Census. There are more Anglicans in Africa than there are in The United States.
When did Henry VIII change the Church of England?
Henry VII change the church of England extremely, In many ways he introduced divorce well people knew about it but didn't really understand.he also changed catholics to Anglicans.
Which of the following was true of most Anglicans who immigrated to 17th century British America?
They were loyal members of the Church of England.
How often do Anglicans worship?
Anglicans worship in Anglican churches, or Episcopal churches outside England. The ritual is very similar to that of the Roman Catholic church, including the reading of the Gospel.
What language do Anglicans speak?
Anglicans speak English.
What changes in England helped motivate colonist to settle in north America?
Discrimination of those who were not Anglicans were some of the changes in England that helped motivate the colonists to settle in North America.
