Numbers on Anglican Diocese of Quebec

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Signs in English and French hang outside St. James Anglican Church in Trois-Rivières, Que., Sunday, January 25, 2015. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes

TROIS-RIVIERES, Que. – Some numbers about the Anglican Diocese of Quebec, which serves a large part of the province, including Quebec City, Sherbrooke and Trois-Rivieres.

— Priests: 25

— Parishes: 52, with 45 per cent running a deficit in 2012

— Congregations: 87, with 64 per cent saying they would close or be amalgamated by 2019

— Annual income: Below $20,000 for roughly 70 per cent of congregations

— Regular services: Forty-two per cent of congregations have fewer than 10 a year

Source: The Anglican Diocese of Quebec, Quebec.anglican.org; Report of the Task Force for Mission, Ministry and Management to Diocesan Executive Council.

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