48 diocesan
bishops
Who are the
Gomrmssloners‘?
8 
and Crown . 


Their aim is to manage, to the best advantage of the clergy of today and tomorrow, historic
assets of the Church, valued at the end of the year at nearly £1000 mmion.
ages
Out oi the income from these assets they provide:
over 60% of the cost of paying and housing 11,700 active clergy and
100% of the cost of providing the pensions of 8,600 retired ciergy and ciergy widows.
ntrai Stipends Authority they recommend, after close consuitation with dioceses, ‘
a opriate leveis of pay for the clergy.
They are responsibie for aspects of pastoral administration, mainiy in carrying through
diocesan proposals for parish reorganisation.
What they cannotdo
Spend their capital as income
Contribute towards:
Ciergy training I
The maintenance and running of churches, church hails and churchyards
Educatipni 
Other crflitabie causes at home and overseas A j
Remember only about 40% of the Church’s income comes from the Commissioners