Information about Parochial Fees
Policy
A note explaining the payment of fees within the Diocese (updated December 2022)
Parochial Fees and Expenses for Ministers
The Church of England has produced a booklet regarding the paying of fees (updated January 2015)
Guide to the Church of England Parochial Fees
Guidance from the Legal Office on Crematorium Funerals and Parochial Fees (dated January 2015)
Table of Parochial Fees
2023 Fees Table
Please note that the fees for 2023 may be amended during the year should the Archbishop’s Council and General Synod approve a proposed revision.
2022 Fees Tables
Fees Table 2022 A4 [pdf]
Fees Table 2022 A4 – short summary [pdf]
Fees Table 2022 A3 [pdf]
Home Office update on fees for certificates February 2019
Life Events Church Of England FAQs
Recording
The Record of Parochial Fees to be used in the Diocese is available in either .pdf or .xls:
Record of Parochial Fees (pdf)
Record of Parochial Fees (excel)
Payment
Parochial Fees are regulated by Ecclesiastical Law. Details of the Fees payable can be found on the Church of England’s website at:
https://www.churchofengland.org/weddings-baptisms-funerals/fees.aspx
Further information is available in the Annual Stipends Letter (please note that the stipends for assistant curates/lay ministers and the resettlement and first appointment grants for April 2023 onwards have now been confirmed and this letter has been amended to reflect these changes).
