Clergy
(asked on 18th May 2023) - View Source
Question
To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, how many ordained priests are available to perform the Occasional Offices in Leicestershire parish churches.
This question was answered on 8th June 2023
From the records held by the National Church institutions and the diocese, at the present time the Diocese of Leicester has the following ordained clergy and lay ministers:
- 134 clergy
- 43 curates
- 117 lay ministers (including Readers, Evangelists, Pastoral Assistants, etc.)
- 122 Permission to Officiate (often retired clergy)