tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5139431972461885504.post8851419467275570212..comments2023-10-25T09:11:19.862+01:00Comments on useful in parts: no. of people per bishop - in englandAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15417481703874908733noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5139431972461885504.post-38210418039239310902012-07-14T14:25:47.017+01:002012-07-14T14:25:47.017+01:00The population data from wikipedia used is
1315 -...The population data from wikipedia used is<br /><br />1315 - 6 million (wikipedia quotes a range of 4-6m. At 4m = 222k people per bishop, @ 6m = 333k ppb (a new tla!)<br />1350 - 3 million (wikipedia comments "or less")<br />1541 - 2,774,000<br />1601 - 4,110,000<br /><br />the corresponding no. of bishops data from crockford's is<br />1315 - 18<br />1350 - 18<br />1541 - 33 (1535=18, 1536=22, 1537=27, 1538&9=30, 1540=31) <br />1601 - 25Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15417481703874908733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5139431972461885504.post-63827771619530484832012-07-14T14:06:44.948+01:002012-07-14T14:06:44.948+01:00Interested by the drop from 1350ish to 1550ish - i...Interested by the drop from 1350ish to 1550ish - is that continued population decline, or is it the result of Henry VII's new dioceses and the Suffragan Bishops Act of 1534?Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15967143115506520306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5139431972461885504.post-53484531920407083372012-07-13T13:02:50.174+01:002012-07-13T13:02:50.174+01:00Yep - the cause of the rise certainly seems to be ...Yep - the cause of the rise certainly seems to be population growth rather than an increase in senior managers<br /><br />if the english population estimate of 60m is reached by 2030 then to keep at a ratio of some 450k people per bishop some 17 extra bishops will need to be created in the next 18 or so years<br /><br />wonder who in HQ is thinking thru that one?<br /><br />(PS good idea on the clergy no. analysis - I'll do some research to see how easy it is)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15417481703874908733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5139431972461885504.post-72367448031378374352012-07-13T12:22:28.607+01:002012-07-13T12:22:28.607+01:00Thanks - would tend to suggest that the numbers of...Thanks - would tend to suggest that the numbers of bishops was a response to the rise in population, rather than self-aggrandisement, wouldn't you think? The trouble is that the same principles weren't applied to the clergy - I think you'd get a very different and much more alarming picture if you did the same analysis for clergy numbers. Then you could compare the two and ask the question why...Sam Charles Nortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04088870675715850624noreply@blogger.com