Anglicans in Britain Vote to Let Women Be Priests

The legislation does not permit women to be bishops. Parishes may refuse to accept a woman as a priest, and bishops cannot be compelled to ...

Ordination of women in the Anglican Communion - Wikipedia

The Anglican Church of Australia General Synod legislated that women could be ordained as deacons (1985) and priests (1992) and the Appellate Tribunal agreed to ...

Anglicans: Church of England Says Yes to Women Priests

In a momentous decision overturning centuries of tradition, the Church of England has voted by a narrow majority to allow women to be ordained to the priesthood ...

Factsheet: Women priests in the Church of England

Forward in Faith was set up in 1992 after the vote to allow women's ordination. It has branches in many parts of the UK and says it is ...

Church of England votes to allow ordination of women as priests - UPI

The Church of England narrowly voted Wednesday to allow the ordination of women as priests, breaking the church's tradition of a male-only ...

Women May Be Priests, Church of England Says : Religion

... vote margin Wednesday that women may be ordained as priests ... The vote in Britain on Wednesday would allow the Church of England ...

Women's Ordination Was Non-Negotiable - Catholic Answers

When the Church of England's General Synod voted to allow the ordination of women to the Anglican priesthood in 1992, it caused a seismic row in the Anglican ...

BBC ON THIS DAY | 1992: Church of England votes for women priests

After a five-and-a-half hour debate the General Synod - the Church of England's parliament - passed the controversial legislation by a margin of only two votes.

Anglicans in Britain Vote to Allow Women as Bishops

The governing body of the Church of England endorsed women as bishops, while traditionalists warned the move could lead to a breakup of the ...

Church of England Votes to Accept Women as Bishops

LONDON — After years of deadlock and division, the Church of England voted on Monday to allow women to become bishops, overturning centuries ...

Church of England vote backs women bishops | News - Al Jazeera

The Church of England has voted to allow women priests to be ordained as bishops, overturning centuries of tradition in a church that has been deeply divided ...

Church of England General Synod approves female bishops

Only 45 lay members of the synod voted against it and 152 in favour. The majorities among bishops and clergy were even greater. The synod had ...

Church of England Votes Against Female Bishops | TIME.com - World

With many hoping to smash the stained-glass ceiling, the Church of England voted over allowing women to serve as bishops on Nov.20.

Church of England formally approves plans for women bishops - BBC

1978: A motion to remove the barriers to the women's ordination as priests fails at General Synod. · 1985: The general synod votes to allow women ...

Why the Church of England Voted Down Women Bishops - WSJ

The Church of England voted against a measure that would have allowed women priests to become bishops. WSJ's Jeanne Whalen explains why the move was ...

Jubilation as Church of England's synod votes to allow female bishops

General Synod approves legislation for female bishops; first one could be appointed just before Christmas.

Church of England votes to allow women to become bishops

Members of the General Synod have passed the historic motion.

Welsh Anglicans vote to allow women bishops | Reuters

The Anglican Church in Wales voted on Thursday to allow the ordination of women bishops, putting pressure on the Church of England, the last part of Britain ...

Church of England says yes to women bishops

Women can now become bishops following an historic vote by the Church of England's General Synod today. Following a day of debate at the ...

Church of England votes against women bishops - Channel 4

After years of tortured debate that has polarised factions within the Church of England, the General Synod rejects legislation that would allow women to be ...