Slashing Church of England clergy numbers criticised, as coronavirus losses mount

telegraph.co.uk:

restrictions on weddings and funerals in a bid to curb the spread of Covid-19 – as well as annual fetes and limited collection plate donations – has plunged the Church of England into a financial crisis.

The institution lost £150 million in donations alone during the months when collection plates went unused and fees for special services such as weddings, funerals and christenings dried up, according to the Daily Mail.

It is also feared the figure may in fact be higher, prompting plans for money-saving reforms.Among those plans discussed are believed to have included a cut in the number of bishops from more than 100 to as few as ten, and a redrawing of parish boundaries, to reduce their number from 12,500 to 9,000.It is believed that the.