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To ask Her Majesty's Government how many places of religious worship are registered for marriages under the Marriage Act 1949, broken down by faith and denomination. [HL1356]
There are currently 24,883 places of meeting for religious worship which have been registered by the Registrar General for the solemnisation of marriages under Section 41 of the Marriage Act 1949. This number is broken down by denomination as follows:
Roman Catholic 3291 Methodist 6265 Congregationalist 1240 Baptist 3060 United Reformed Church 1566 Calvinistic Methodist 1052 Brethren 737 Salvation Army 721 Unitarian 159 Jehovah's Witnesses 832 Other Christian bodies 4348 Muslim 186 Sikh 163 Other 1263
“Other Christian bodies” includes those who describe themselves as Christian but do not designate themselves further. Examples of “Other” include Assemblies of God, Latter Day Saints, Seventh Day Adventist, Greek Orthodox and Pentecostal.
The Registrar General has also registered 123 naval, military or air force chapels for the solemnisation of marriages, otherwise than according to the rites of the Church of England, under Section 70 of the Marriage Act 1949. No denomination is stated with these registrations.
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To ask Her Majesty's Government how many places of worship are registered in England and Wales pursuant to the Places of Worship Registration Act 1855. [HL1380]
There are currently 29,774 certified places of meeting for religious worship registered by the Registrar General under the Places of Worship Registration Act 1855.