NEWS / 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. 

NEWS / Women in the Episcopate Bishop of Rochester, James Langstaff

NEWS / The first meeting of the women Bishops steering committee set up after the General Synod debate in July 2013 took place on 5th and 6th September in Coventry.

NEWS / The General Synod of the Church of England has today approved a package of measures as the next steps to enable women to become bishops in the Church of England.

NEWS / The General Synod of the Church of England has today voted to pave the way for the  legislative  process to enable Women to become Bishops to be completed this year.

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.

NEWS / Synod voted today that proposals for draft legislation to enable the Church of England to deal more effectively with safeguarding issues be brought forward.

NEWS / The Church of England's dioceses* have now all voted in favour of the current draft legislation to enable women to be bishops. Manchester was the last diocese to vote and they approved the motion at a meeting of their Synod yesterday.  In 2011 both London and Chichester diocesan synods voted against the legislation.

Summary of the various stages of the Synodical legislative process

NEWS / The General Synod has today enacted the measure enabling women to be ordained as Bishops in the Church of England.