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Commons · Question 69765 · Tabled 22 Jul 2025 · Church Commissioners · Official record

Answered 4 Sep 2025

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Asked by Andrew Rosindell

To ask the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, how many ordinations to (a) the diaconate and (b) the priesthood there have been in each year since 1993.

Answer

Answered by Marsha De Cordova, 4 Sep 2025

The National Church Institutions only hold limited central data on the number of ordinations of deacons and priests. Diocesan bishops, together with some area bishops and Diocesan Directors of Ordinands, are responsible for assessing the vocations of cand...