How many Anglicans are there in England?

Answer 1

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.

Answer 2

The Diocese of London lists 35 churches in The City of London.

It should be noted that the 'City of London' is a small, one-square mile, part of the Metropolitan area of London. According to the Diocese, there are in excess of 1,000 churches in greater London, though this would only include diocesan churches.

Answer 3

There are 42 cathedrals in England, 8 in Scotland, and six in Wales

Answer 4

35 churches in london

Answer 5

There are 16,000

Answer 6

approx 47,000

Answer 7

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Answer 8

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