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women bishops

March 11, 2017

Being Sheffield’s bishop and the limits of inequality

Philip North, who had been chosen as Bishop of Sheffield, has withdrawn after intense controversy.
January 25, 2015

Bishops and church collegiality in a postmodern setting

The Church of England will shortly be ordaining a woman as bishop for the first time. This has been widely welcomed. But many were baffled to learn of the novel way in which a male bishop will be ordained not long afterwards. Savi Hensman explores the differences, and the underlying issues of church polity in a changing cultural context.
December 16, 2014

Women dismayed at bishop who only believes in male leadership

WATCH is "disappointed" that the Church of England is set to appoint a Bishop who believes only men should be in positions of leadership.
November 18, 2014

Women bishops welcome step but culture still needs to change

The Church of England has taken the final step in allowing women as well as men to be chosen as bishops (http://www.ekklesia.co.uk/node/21059). General synod members, meeting in London, voted by a show of hands that “A man or a woman may be consecrated to the office of bishop.”
November 17, 2014

Church of England enables Canon for women to be bishops

The Church of England General Synod has agreed to promulge and action the Canon enabling women to be bishops in the Church of of England.
July 21, 2014

Archbishop of Canterbury writes to ecumenical partners about women bishops

The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby has written to ecumenical partners about the General Synod's decision to allow women to become bishops, emphasising that churches "need each other".
July 16, 2014

Methodist Church welcomes vote on women bishops

The President of the Methodist Conference has welcomed the Church of England's General Synod vote in favour of allowing women to become bishops.
July 15, 2014

Women bishops approved: welcome step towards inclusion

The Church of England’s general synod has given the go-ahead for women to be bishops. The move won the required minimum of two-thirds of votes among bishops and both lay and clergy representatives at the gathering in York. (http://www.ekklesia.co.uk/node/20648) For some synod votes, the three ‘houses’ vote separately and a simple majority is not enough.
July 14, 2014

Church of England to have women bishops

The General Synod of the Church of England has given its final approval for women to become bishops in the Church of England.
December 1, 2013

Ireland's first - or perhaps second - woman bishop

On 30 November 2013, at Christ Church Cathedral in Dublin, Pat Storey was ordained as the Anglican bishop of Meath and Kildare. She had been the rector of St Augustine’s in Derry and is a standing committee member of the Church of Ireland’s general synod.