The House of Bishops of the Church of Ireland meeting yesterday in Dublin appointed the Revd Pat (Patricia) Storey as the new Bishop of Meath and Kildare.
20 September 2013
The Church in Wales can appoint its first woman bishop one year from today after a vote by its Governing Body.
12 September 2013
A dean of a New Zealand college has been elected Waikato Diocese's first woman bishop.
05 September 2013
Welsh Primate: "Since we ordain women...it makes no theological sense not to ordain them as bishops"
15 August 2013
The Appointments Committee of General Synod has announced the membership of the Steering Committee to take charge of the preparation of draft legislation to enable women to become bishops.
22 July 2013
The General Synod has reaffirmed its commitment to women bishops and called, less than a year after the previous proposals were rejected, for new draft legislation to be introduced.
08 July 2013
The Church of England's ruling General Synod has begun debating revised plans to allow women to become bishops.
08 July 2013
The Church of England has published, today, new legislative proposals to enable women to become bishops which will be debated by the General Synod in July.
24 May 2013
The bishops of the Church of England today issued two statements on women bishops and safeguarding
23 May 2013
The House of Bishops of the Church of England has today expressed its encouragement and support for new robust processes and steps in bringing forward to General Synod the necessary legislation to consecrate women to the episcopate.
08 February 2013