How many independent clergy are there?
No-one really knows. The largest grouping is the Anglican Independent Communion with a total of about fifty clergy spread across the country. The A.I.C. is also established in the USA, and does not ordain women or practising homosexuals. The rest are in smaller groups than that, and for reasons mentioned above there are bishops with no clergy, and clergy with no bishop. The fact that a clergy person does not come under a particular bishop has no effect on the validity of their Orders or ministry.
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