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Cathedral Statistics 2017 Cathedral Statistics 2017 Research and Statistics Church House Great Smith Street London SW1P 3AZ Tel: 020 7898 1547 Published 2018 by Research and Statistics. Copyright © Research and Statistics 2018 All rights reserved. This document is available on line at https://www.churchofengland.org/more/policy-and-thinking/research-and-statistics. Any reproduction of the whole or any part of the document should reference: Church of England Research and Statistics, Great Smith Street, London SW1P 3AZ Email: [email protected] Twitter: @cofestats The opinions expressed in this booklet are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official policy of the General Synod or National Church Institutions of the Church of England. 1 Summary This report presents information about worship and other activities taking place in Church of England cathedrals from 1st January to 31st December 2017. Data are collected from all 42 mainland Church of England cathedrals, and from Westminster Abbey, through an annual cathedral statistics survey. Among other things, the survey asks about attendance at Sunday and midweek services; Easter and Christmas services; school visits; baptisms, marriages, and funerals; musical activities and volunteering. For reference, the survey form and guidance notes can be found in Appendices 2 and 3. Worship attendance (page 6) • A total of 36,200 people per week (82% adults and 18% children aged under 16) were reported attending usual cathedral services in 2017. This is an increase of 10% from 33,000 in 2007. • Following an increase in midweek attendance, weekly attendance at usual cathedral services is split evenly between Sunday (50%) and midweek (50%) services, for the first time since 2013. • Attendance at additional regular services (i.e. not necessarily weekly but conducted at least once a month - including fresh expressions of Church and regular schools services) was 511,000 people in 2017, of whom two thirds (just over 336,000 people) were attending regular schools services. • More than 900,000 people were reported at 2,800 specially arranged services and events in 2017; giving an average attendance of over 320 people per service / event. Just under 1.3 million people were reported at 5,300 public / civic events held in cathedrals in 2017; an average attendance of almost 240 people per event. Festival attendance (page 11) • Total attendance reported at Easter services at cathedrals in 2017 was 52,000 with over half of these (54%) taking communion; attendance in 2017 was the same as 10 years ago in 2007 (52,000). Attendance during Holy Week (from Palm Sunday to Good Friday) was 94,000, 6% higher than 89,000 in 2014, when it was first reported. • Total reported Christmas attendance was 135,000 in 2017, which is the highest since it was first reported in 2000. Over a quarter (27%) of attendees in 2017 took communion. Services during Advent (including carol services, concerts, nativity plays, and so on) had a reported attendance of 576,000 in 2017, a decrease of 9% from 631,000 in 2014 when it was first reported. Visitors (page 15) • Almost 9 million people visited cathedrals in 2017, with 39% of these paying / donating for entry. A further 1.2 million visited Westminster Abbey, where 99% of visitors paid / donated for entry. 2 Contents Summary .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 2 Contents .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 3 Acknowledgements ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 5 Regular Attendance ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 6 Sunday and Midweek Attendance ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 6 Figure 1: Sunday and Midweek attendance (per week) at Church of England cathedrals, 2007-2017 ................................................................................................ 6 Figure 2: Sunday and midweek attendance (per week) at Church of England cathedrals, 1995-2017 ................................................................................................ 7 Additional Regular Services ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 8 Figure 3a: Total annual attendance at regular services at Church of England cathedrals; Figure 3b: Fresh expressions of Church, 2013-2017 ...................... 8 Special Event Attendance ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 9 Figure 4: Annual number of and total attendance at specially arranged services at Church of England cathedrals, 2007-2017 ................................................... 9 Figure 5: Annual number of and total attendance at public / civic events at Church of England cathedrals, 2007-2017 ..............................................................10 Easter and Holy Week Attendance .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................11 Figure 6a: Easter attendance at Church of England cathedrals, 2007-2017; Figure 6b: Holy Week attendance, 2014-2017 .....................................................11 Christmas and Advent Attendance .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................12 Figure 7a: Christmas attendance at Church of England cathedrals, 2007-2017; Figure 7b: Advent attendance, 2014-2017 .......................................................12 Occasional Offices ...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................13 Baptisms and Thanksgiving services ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................13 Figure 8: Baptisms at Church of England Cathedrals, 2007-2017 ...............................................................................................................................................................13 Marriage, Funeral and Memorial services ..............................................................................................................................................................................................................14 Figure 9: Marriage services; Figure 10: Funeral and memorial services at Church of England Cathedrals, 2007-2017 ...............................................................14 3 Visitors ...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................15 Figure 11: Visitors to Church of England cathedrals (annually) 2007 – 2017 ..........................................................................................................................................15 Education ...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................16 Educational events ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................16 Figure 12: Children and young people attending educational events at Church of England cathedrals, 2007-2017 ......................................................................16 Cathedral schools .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................17
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