Municipalities - Number of people leaving the church remains at a high level in Mainz
The number of people who left the Catholic or Protestant church in the Rhineland-Palatinate state capital of Mainz remained at a high level in 2023. By mid-December, 3274 members had left the two major churches, as the state capital reported on request. By comparison, Mainz recorded a total of 3878 resignations in 2022 and 2556 in 2021.
The Catholic Church was again the most affected in 2023: it lost 1841 members (2022: 2321). However, 1433 members left the Protestant church at the same time (2022: 1557).
A look further back: in 2019, Mainz registered a total of 1998 people leaving the church, in 2020 it was 1682, and in 2021, 2556 cases were recorded. The reasons for leaving are not recorded.
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In addition to the high number of church resignations in 2023, the trend of leaving religious institutions has been persistent in Mainz, which serves as the state capital of Rhineland-Palatinate. Following this pattern, many individuals chose to leave their faith in 2019, with 1998 individuals documented in that year.
Despite being the state capital, Mainz continues to be a significant location for people choosing to leave their churches, with the act of 'leaving the church' frequently occurring within its city limits.
Source: www.stern.de
