Archbishop Justin Welby has outlined how General Synod came to approve legislation allowing women to become bishops in the Church of England.
23 July 2014
The decision on 14 July by the General Synod of the Church of England to allow ordination of female bishops has reignited fresh hopes among local women priests of rising to top leadership in the Anglican Church of Kenya.
21 July 2014
The Anglican community in Uganda has welcomed news that the Church of England has for the first time opened the door for women to become bishops.
21 July 2014
Clergy and laity of the Church of England's General Synod made history today after voting to allow the ordination of women as bishops
14 July 2014
The Church of England’s dioceses* have now all voted in favour of the current draft legislation to enable women to be bishops.
23 May 2014
Australia’s first woman diocesan bishop, Dr Sarah Macneil, has been consecrated in northern New South Wales.
04 March 2014
Yorkshire has become the first place to vote for women to become bishops by the end of the year
03 March 2014
A reflection on women’s episcopacy and the Church 25 years after the Anglican Communion’s first female bishop was ordained
26 February 2014
England's synod has voted to pave the way for the legislative process to enable women to become Bishops to be completed this year.
12 February 2014
The Bishops of the Church in Wales are holding open meetings across Wales this month and next (Jan and Feb) to consult on a code for ordaining women as bishops.
14 January 2014