Statistics
The number of parishioners varies widely from parish to parish, even within the same diocese, reflecting local demographics and worship practices. The "ideal" size parish is a subject of debate.
The number of parishes, similarly, varies widely from diocese to diocese. Some statistics on the total number of parishes in different countries are maintained by their respective Episcopal Conference:
- Italy - 25,694; 26,000 (2006)
- Poland - 10,421; 10,162 (2006)
- United States - 19,081; 19,000 (2008)
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For nothing political impinges on
This single casualty, or all those gone,
Missing or healing, sinking or dispersed,
Hundreds of thousands counted, millions lost.”
—Karl Shapiro (b. 1913)
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—Andrew Lang (1844–1912)
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—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)