Women Bishops

EDM number 526 in 2014-15, proposed by Valerie Vaz on 19/11/2014.
Categorised under the topics of Equality and Religion and faith communities.

That this House welcomes the adoption by the Church of England of legislation which will allow women to be ordained as bishops in 2015; praises the work and words of the Archbishop of Canterbury who said that men and women are equally icons, witnesses and vessels of Christ for the world; notes that the first women priests were ordained in 1994; and is looking forward to welcoming the first women bishops.

This motion has been signed by a total of 21 MPs.