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
The House of Bishops of the Church of England met at Bishopthorpe Palace in York on Monday 19th and Tuesday 20th May 2014.
21 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
The House of Bishops of the Church of England has today welcomed eight women as participant observers to its meetings.
09 December 2013
The Church of Ireland's first women bishop is to receive a cross left in the will of one of Ireland’s foremost campaigners for the ordination of women
04 December 2013
The first woman bishop in the Church of Ireland was consecrated today at Christ Church Cathedral in Dublin
30 November 2013