AS WELL AS THE CLOSING OF CHURCHES IN CHINA REPORTED BELOW - NOW WE HAVE THE DECLINE OF ANGLICISM IN BRITAIN - Church of England data showed THAT AN AMAZING 940 churches shut between 1987 and 2019

 Good Lord! More than 400 churches close in a decade sparking fears for future of parishes

• Church of England data showed 940 churches shut between 1987 and 2019
• And figures show that 423 were closed from 2010 to 2019
• Across the 42 Church of England dioceses there are now around 15,490 left

• More than 400 churches have closed in a decade, posing what a senior clergyman warned was a 'shocking' threat to parishes.

  Analysis of Church of England data found that 940 of its churches were shut between 1987 and 2019. And the figures show that 423 were closed from 2010 to 2019.

  Across the Church's 42 dioceses there are on average almost 6 per cent fewer churches, The Daily Telegraph reported. 

  The total left is around 15,490.

  The Very Reverend Andrew Nunn, Dean of Southwark Cathedral, said the huge number of closures was 'shocking'.

  
  
  

  He added: 'I share the concern of many that the policies that lead to the closure of churches may also mean that we will be seeing more and more changes to the parish system.'

  The dioceses of Durham and Manchester had the greatest number of closures – with 15 per cent fewer churches than in 1987. 

  The CofE defines a church as a building which is 'licensed as a place of worship' and can include former mission halls.

  Canterbury is one of only three dioceses to buck the trend, with a 10.8 per cent increase in church numbers.

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