The History of Women clergy in the Anglican Communion
The History of Women clergy in the Anglican Communion
THE ROYAL GAZETTE
http://www.royalgazette.com/article/20120714/ISLAND08/707149995
July 14, 2012
Here is a look at the issue of the ordination of women priests and bishops in the worldwide Anglican Communion:
1968 - The Lambeth Conference, the meeting of all Anglican church leaders once every ten years, recommended that women be involved as much as possible in worship at services pending resolution of the female ordination issue that had been debated with increasing intensity during the 1960s.
1971 - The Anglican Church in Hong Kong ordained two women priests and confirm the status of a third women priest who was originally ordained in 1944 during the Japanese occupation but stepped down from her post after the Second World War ended.
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
THE ROYAL GAZETTE
http://www.royalgazette.com/article/20120714/ISLAND08/707149995
July 14, 2012
Here is a look at the issue of the ordination of women priests and bishops in the worldwide Anglican Communion:
1968 - The Lambeth Conference, the meeting of all Anglican church leaders once every ten years, recommended that women be involved as much as possible in worship at services pending resolution of the female ordination issue that had been debated with increasing intensity during the 1960s.
1971 - The Anglican Church in Hong Kong ordained two women priests and confirm the status of a third women priest who was originally ordained in 1944 during the Japanese occupation but stepped down from her post after the Second World War ended.
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
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