Church Times puts the record straight on Diocese of Truro clergy numbers
Tomorrow's Church Times (22 March 2024) gives a detailed breakdown of full-time stipendiary parish incumbents in Cornwall. The worryingly low figures had been revealed in a report by Save The Parish Cornwall but strongly contested by the Diocese of Truro. Madeleine Davies's piece puts the record straight, showing how STPC had compiled its figures. These figures - confirmed by the Diocese - showed that clergy numbers were at an all-time low at end December 2023, and staff at Church House were outnumbering full-time stipendiary priests in parishes. Click here to read.