Distribution of Women Clergy in 100 Domestic Dioceses

Note: for a much more recent report, see my Female Priests in the Episcopal Church

Based on the 1996 Episcopal Clerical Directory (with Data for 1995)

Gender Distribution of Living ECUSA Clergy in all Provinces


?       129  (no gender discernible by names or other info)
F       2,397
M       11,038

Gender Distribution of Active Domestic Clergy

?       124 (no gender discernible by names or other info)

F       2,380
M       9,650

        % Female

Ak      27.5%
Ala     9.4%
Alb     6.5%
Ark     16.1%
At      24.3%
Az      19.0%
Be      22.5%
Cal     28.5%
CFla    13.9%
CGC     7.9%
Chi     20.8%
CNY     20.7%
Colo    21.5%
CPa     22.3%
Ct      22.8%
Dal     10.2%
Del     19.0%
Eas     7.1%
Eau     11.8%
EC      17.7%
ECR     27.6%
EMich   23.8%
EO      29.4%
ETenn   13.1%
FdL     0.0%
Fla     13.9%
FtW     3.6%
Ga      13.8%
Haw     16.0%
Ia      29.3%
Ida     30.4%
Ind     31.9%
Kan     22.3%
Ky      17.9%
La      6.0%
Lex     14.1%
LI      10.8%
Los     19.5%
Mass    28.1%
Md      21.4%
Me      22.2%
Mich    24.6%
Mil     14.9%
Minn    27.1%
Miss    16.0%
Mo      23.9%
Mont    37.0%
NAM     0.0%
NC      26.9%
NCal    21.8%
ND      12.5%
Neb     15.7%
Nev     27.3%
NH      23.2%
NI      14.3%
NJ      18.6%
NMich   33.3%
Nwk     22.7%
NwPa    13.2%
NwT     24.1%
NY      22.1%
O       15.8%
Okla    18.6%
Oly     19.0%
Ore     28.2%
Pa      21.1%
Pgh     20.3%
Q       2.3%
RG      24.5%
RI      31.3%
Roch    30.0%
SanD    12.4%
SC      6.7%
SD      20.7%
SeFla   20.9%
SJ      4.9%
SO      26.1%
Spok    25.4%
Spr     2.0%
SVa     14.0%
SwFla   16.9%
SwVa    16.7%
Tenn    14.9%
Tex     10.1%
U       22.2%
USC     12.0%
Va      19.4%
Vt      40.2%
WDC     25.0%
WK      7.4%
WLa     5.8%
WMass   19.6%
WMich   27.2%
WMo     21.1%
WNC     18.2%
WNY     23.6%
WTenn   19.0%
WTex    8.6%
WVa     15.7%
Wyo     17.0%


Overall:        19.8%

Caveat: My methodology did not identify the gender properly for any male clergy person named "Sue" nor a female clergy person named "Robert"--or for other names that counter stereotypes. When in doubt, I checked the spouse's name if available. When still in doubt, I coded '?"

The Clerical Directory includes deacons, hence, you will find female clergy in dioces that do not ordain women as priests.

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