Church_of_England - All Saints Rayne

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Her Majesty the Queen

Divided into two Provinces, Canterbury and York.

Each province is divided into Diocese

There are 43 in England (44 including the Diocese in Europe).

Each Diocese is further divded into Parishes,each with a parish priest in charge.

The Church of England has around 16,200 church buildings 43 cathedrals

At the end of 2009, there were 19,504 ministers licensed by Church of England dioceses, including clergy, readers and Church Army officers: one minister for every 2,500 people in England. The total does not include more than 1,600chaplains to prisons, hospitals, the armed forces and in education, nor around 7,190 retired ministers with permission to officiate		The Church of England has more than 16,000 churches, serving every inch of the country and open to every local inhabitant. There are 42 mainlandcathedrals, plus one in Peel on the Isle of Man and the Diocese in Europe's cathedral in Gibraltar.
	1.7 million people take part in a Church of England service each month, a level that has been maintained since the turn of the millennium. Approximately one million participate each Sunday.	.
In 2006, necessary repairs to all listed places of worship in England were valued at £925m over the next five years, or £185m a year. Around £110 million is currently spent on repairs to Church of England churches per annum, 70% of it raised by the congregations and local community.		People value their local church and 68%consider it an important part of their local community. Those who consider churches important include 45% of people with no religion and 62% of adherents of other faiths. 70% believe it provides valuable social and community facilities and 57% believe it should be more actively involved in the local community.