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Written question asked by Ben Bradshaw (Labour) on Wednesday, 14 June 2023, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 19 June 2023. It was answered by Andrew Selous (Conservative) on Monday, 3 July 2023 on behalf of the Church Commissioners.


Clergy: Truro

Question

To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, how many parishes in the Diocese of Truro have a vacancy for (a) an incumbency and (b) a priest-in-charge; and how many (i) incumbent and (ii) priest-in-charge vacancies there have been in Truro Diocese in each of the last five years.

Answer

Parish priest appointments are a matter for diocesan bishops. Data about the number of vacancies for incumbents and priests-in-charge per annum are not held centrally by the National Church Institutions.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
189476
Session
2022-23
Subjects
Clergy Vacancies Truro
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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