The Central Statistics Office of Ireland's Census of Population 2016 religion release, stating 126,414 people identified as Church of Ireland in the Republic of Ireland in April 2016, a decrease of 2.0 percent on the 2011 census figure of 129,039. Used here for both the 2011 and 2016 figures.
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Citation
PublisherCentral Statistics Office, Ireland
Publication Year2017
URLhttps://www.cso.ie/en/releasesandpublications/ep/p-cp8iter/p8iter/p8roc/
Source Typegovernment
Assessment
Reliability Tier1
Reliability tier 1: Ireland's national statistical agency, publishing its own decennial census results, the primary count rather than any relayed or estimated figure. Connections
Associated With
This source names Church of Ireland directly: "stating 126,414 people identified as Church of Ireland in the Republic of Ireland in April 2016, a decrease of 2.0 percent on the 2011 census figure of 129,039."
Source Census of Population 2016 Profile 8: Irish Travellers, Ethnicity and Religion (CSO Ireland)
Claims Backed By This Source (12 claims)
This source backs 12 claims across the atlas. As facts: 10 well-attested. As cited relationships: 1 holds. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
Disposition By Topic
- Sources, 7 claims: 6 well-attested, 1 holds.
- Denominations, 5 claims: 4 well-attested, 1 general references.
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