Diocese of Truro provides latest clergy count figures
Pressed by Save The Parish Cornwall for clarification on clergy numbers, the acting Bishop of Truro the Rt Rev Hugh Nelson has send the following response. STPC presented a plan to fund 100 clergy from existing Diocesan finances to him, and colleagues, at a meeting on 30 September 2024. At that meeting STPC asked for clarification on current full time stipendiary priests in Cornwall: neither Bishop Hugh, nor Diocesan Secretary Simon Cade were prepared to provide them at that meeting. This response, received on 22 October 2024, similarly does not clarify the exact number of clergy planned for 2025. Bishop Hugh also includes Archdeacons and curates in the 'clergy count'. Bishop Hugh writes: As we described when we met, the measure that we use to count clergy is headcount stipends paid . That gives us a consistent and clear number that we can count and compare every month. As they do not receive a stipend, this does not include House for Duty clergy. At the end of Septembe