181 incidents involved sexual assault, followed by 39 cases of mental abuse, 33 cases of physical abuse, and 21 charges of financial abuse.
The Church of England has discovered 383 new allegations of abuse, over half of which are sexual.
Some of the 75,000 files evaluated by independent examiners dated back to the 1940s.
Some clergy who had lost their professions after being convicted of serious sexual offenses were reappointed as late as 2018 since there was no clear system in place to prevent this.
The Archbishops of Canterbury and York expressed “great sorrow and deep shame.”
The CofE stated in its national Past Cases Review 2 (PCR2) that some of the claims had been handled earlier, although not by contemporary safeguarding standards.
181 incidents of alleged sexual abuse were the most prevalent, followed by 39 cases of purported emotional abuse, 33 cases of alleged physical abuse, and 21 cases of alleged financial abuse.
There were nine occurrences of domestic violence reported, while 81 were classified as “other.”
There were 168 cases involving children, 149 cases involving vulnerable adults, and 27 cases that fit both categories.
242 incidents are associated with clergy, 53 with church officers, and 41 with volunteers whose duties included interacting with minors, according to the data.
One survivor whose testimony was included in the report stated that “all victims will forever bear scars, and our lives have been irrevocably altered.”
They continued, “Therefore, our church must always stay open to new revelations and new phases within earlier revelations.
“Unlike other focus group activities, the agenda is never closed or completed,”
The report includes 26 national suggestions, including the creation of a charter to ensure children’s views are heard.
In a joint statement, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, and the Archbishop of York, Stephen Cottrell, said, “It is with great grief and profound shame that we are once again confronted with the brokenness and inadequacies of our church.”
They continued, “There are no possible explanations or justifications for our church’s inability to express God’s love and cherish every individual.”
“PCR2 was our next step in expanding our search for the truth and ensuring that past atrocities and the suffering endured by survivors, victims, and their families were unearthed.
“We sincerely apologize for our shortcomings and wish to reach out to those who continue to endure pain and suffering as a result of our mistakes.”
