<P> In the 1740s , the established Anglican church had about 70 parish priests around the colony . There was no bishop , and indeed , there was fierce political opposition to having a bishop in the colony . The Anglican priests were supervised directly by the Bishop of London . Each county court gave tax money to the local vestry , composed of prominent laymen . The vestry provided the priest a glebe of 200 or 300 acres ( 1.2 km ) , a house , and perhaps some livestock . The vestry paid him an annual salary of 16,000 pounds - of - tobacco , plus 20 shillings for every wedding and funeral . While not poor , the priests lived modestly and their opportunities for improvement were slim . </P>
what was the religion in the virginia colony
Anglican church