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Consecrating women as bishops
in the Church of England

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Background:

The Church of England is composed of two provinces: The Archbishop of Canterbury leads the Southern Province while the Archbishop of York leads the Northern Province. Together, they extend across England, the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man, the Isles of Scilly and a small part of Wales.

The archbishops, bishops, priests and laity meet at least twice a year in General Synods to consider church business.

The General Synod of the Church of England voted in favor of the ordination of women priests in 1992. The first group of 1,000 women were ordained in 1994. The next logical step was for women, religious liberals, human rights supporters and other opponents of sexism within the church to press for consecration of women as bishops. The first firm step on that path was taken in mid-2005. Although consecration was authorized in principle in 2006, women are not expected to be actually consecrated as bishops until after 2012.

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Copyright © 2000 to 2008 by Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance
Latest update: 2008-JUL-10
Author: Bruce A. Robinson