The Form and Manner of Making, Ordaining and Consecrating of Bishops, Priests and Deacons, from The Book of Common Prayer (1662). Cambridge University Press, 2006 edition.

Events are taking place to mark a quarter of a century of women’s ordination to the priesthood in the Church of England. The first group of women were ordained priests on Saturday 12 March 1994, in Bristol Cathedral.

The Consecration of Bishops, from The Book of Common Prayer (1662). Cambridge University Press, 2006 edition.

NEWS / The Church of England is on course to ordain around 950 men and women this year to minister in churches across the country.

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.

NEWS / The General Synod of the Church of England has today given its final approval for women to become bishops in the Church of England.

In May 2014 the House of Bishops made its Declaration on the Ministry of Bishops and Priests (GS Misc 1076) in the context of impending legislation enabling the consecration of women as bishops. This received final approval by General Synod in July 2014. 

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

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

The Rt Revd Libby Lane has been consecrated as the first female bishop in the Church of England in a packed service at York Minster.