the church of england allowed female bishops due to related legislation being approved by the general synod on 17 november 2014.
when did the church of england allow female bishops due to related legislation being approved by the general synod?
17 november 2014
the general synod again considered the matter in february 2014 and sent further draft legislation to all the dioceses of the church of england. all dioceses that were able to meet within the necessary time frame (43 of 44) approved the draft legislation in time for it be debated at the general synod in york in july 2014. that legislation passed all three houses of general synod on 14 july 2014, achieving the two-thirds majority required in all three. it gained the necessary parliamentary approvals and royal assent in the subsequent months and was finally approved by the general synod on 17 november 2014.
ordination of women in the anglican communion
at the general synod on 6 july 2013, the anglican church of canada made the decision to vote on the issue of same-sex marriage at the following synod in 2016. at the general synod in 2016, a motion to change the marriage canon to include same-sex marriage received the necessary 2/3 majority and was approved; it received a second reading in 2019 and failed to receive a 2/3 majority in the order of bishops, though it did receive a 2/3 majority in the orders of clergy and laity. following the general synod in 2016, the dioceses of niagara and ottawa decided to allow legal same-sex marriages as a local option. also in 2016, the diocese of toronto elected with kevin robertson, for the first time, an openly gay and partnered person to be a bishop. although the amendment to the marriage canon failed to receive the 2/3 majority needed among the order of bishops, the general synod did pass a resolution allowing each provincial synod and diocese to bless or perform same-sex marriages if they choose to do so.
homosexuality and the anglican communion