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answering dept sort name	Church Commissioners
min ddp modified	2020-09-14T16:46:08.320Z
question text	To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire%2C representing the Church Commissioners%2C what progress the Church of England has been made on increasing the number of ordinands.
max answer › question first answered	2021-05-20T15:51:07.153Z

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08/09/2020

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To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, what progress the Church of England has been made on increasing the number of ordinands.

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Strangford

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Jim Shannon

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is ministerial correction

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14/09/2020

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<p>550 people began training for ordained ministry in the Church of England last year and 570 deacons were ordained in 2019 to a curacy parish.</p><p>The number of stipendiaries, or paid clergy, remained stable at 7,700, between 2018 and 2019, following a period of decline. There were 7,830 Readers or licensed lay ministers compared to just under 10,000 in 2010. Readers and licensed lay ministers are not ordained but can lead worship and preach in churches, among other roles.</p>

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South West Bedfordshire

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Andrew Selous

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14/09/2020 16:19:16

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South West Bedfordshire

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Andrew Selous

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