Thursday, April 24, 2008

Women in the Episcopate of the Anglican Communion

Episcopal Church USA
*Laura Ahrens (2007)
Suffragan, Connecticut
*Jane Dixon (1992)
Retired Suffragan, Washington
*Carol Gallagher (2002)
Resigned Suffragan, Southern Virginia, then Assistant in Newark
*Mary Gray-Reeves (2007)
Bishop of El Camino Real
*Barbara Harris (1988)
Assisting Bishop of Washington (previously Suffragan, Massachusetts)
*Gayle Elizabeth Harris (2003)
Suffragan, Massachusetts
*Dena Harrison (2006)
Suffragan, Texas
*Carolyn Irish (1996) (doubtful validity)
Bishop of Utah
*Chilton Knudsen (1997)
Bishop of Maine
*Mary Adelia McLeod (1993)
Retired Bishop of Vermont
*Bavi "Nedi" Rivera (2005)
Suffragan, Olympia
*Catherine Roskam (1995)
Suffragan, New York
*Katharine Jefferts Schori (2000)
Primate, formerly of Nevada
*Catherine Waynick (1997)
Bishop of Indianapolis
*Geralyn Wolf (1995)
Bishop of Rhode Island

Anglican Church of Canada
*Jane Alexander (2008)
Bishop-elect of Edmonton
*Susan Moxley (2004)
Bishop of Nova Scotia (previously suffragan)
*Linda Nicholls (2008)
Suffragan (Trent-Durham), Toronto
*Ann Tottenham (1997)
Retired Suffragan (York-Credit Valley), Toronto

Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand, and Polynesia
*Penny Jamieson (1990)
Retired Bishop of Dunedin
*Victoria Matthews (1994)
Bishop-elect of Christchurch; previously Bishop of Edmonton (Canada); originally Suffragan (York-Credit Valley), Toronto

Anglican Church of Australia
*Barbara Darling (2008)
Bishop for Diocesan Ministries, Melbourne
*Kay Goldsworthy (2008) (first)
Assistant Bishop, Perth

Episcopal Church of Cuba
*Nerva Cot Aguilera (2007)
Suffragan

Women bishops permitted, none selected
*Church of Bangladesh [United]
*Episcopal Anglican Church of Brazil
*Anglican Church of Central America
*Church of Ireland
*Japan Holy Catholic Church
*Anglican Church of Mexico
*Church of North India [United]
*Philippine Episcopal Church
*Scottish Episcopal Church
*Anglican Church of Southern Africa
*Episcopal Church of the Sudan

Women ordained to the priesthood, but not the episcopate
*Church of the Province of Burundi
*Church of England
*Hong Kong Anglican Church (Episcopal)
*Anglican Church of Kenya
*Anglican Church of Korea
*Church of the Province of Rwanda
*Church of South India [United]
*Church of Uganda
*Church in Wales
*Church of the Province of the West Indies
*Church of the Province of West Africa

Women ordained to the diaconate only
*Church of the Province of the Indian Ocean
*Anglican Province of the Southern Cone of America
*Anglican Church of the Province of the Congo
*Church of Pakistan [United]

No ordination of women
*Church of the Province of Central Africa
*Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East
*Church of the Province of Melanesia
*Church of Nigeria
*Church of the Province of Papua New Guinea
*Church of the Province of South East Asia
*Anglican Church of Tanzania

6 comments:

Paul's ramblings said...

The Australian Diocese of Sydney does not ordain now allow women priests to preside at the Eucharist

Davis said...

What's the problem with Carolyn Irish's consecration?

G said...

Well, she was never validly baptized, which of course is necessary to validly receive Holy Orders.

Davis said...

Was she baptised a Mormon? That would be a problem...

G said...

Indeed.

Anonymous said...

Women priests and deacons have been and are serving in parts of the Province of Jerusalem and the Middle East