506:"Since those within the Church of England who, on grounds of theological conviction, are unable to receive the ministry of women bishops or priests continue to be within the spectrum of teaching and tradition of the Anglican Communion, the Church of England remains committed to enabling them to flourish within its life and structures"; the fourth of the Guiding Principles
493:"I think that the problem is for those who are not content with the idea that we should go forward along the line of ordaining women as bishops, the problem is not one of opinion, it's rather of obedience. It's one of obedience to scripture, or obedience to the consensus of the Church Catholic." Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury,
304:, Bishop of Burnley, on 19 July 2014, it was announced that Philip North would be consecrated as the next Bishop of Burnley on 2 February 2015 and would have AEO in the dioceses of Blackburn and Carlisle; however, while North is now listed as the AEO bishop for Blackburn diocese, Webster is listed for Carlisle.
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As of 2016, in the southern province, the bishops of
Ebbsfleet and of Richborough together ministered in 27 of the 30 dioceses. Of the three remaining dioceses, London and Southwark were ministered to by the Bishop of Fulham and Chichester by its diocesan bishop. The Bishop of Ebbsfleet served the
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The resignation of
Jonathan Goodall as bishop of Ebbsfleet, and the retirement of the Bishop of Beverley, left two of the four flying bishop appointments vacant in 2022. It was suggested by church insiders that fewer candidates were becoming available for the posts as female clergy had become
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by 2023. In June 2022, it was announced that, from
January 2023, oversight of traditionalist Catholics in the west of Canterbury province (formerly the Bishop of Ebbsfleet's area) would be taken by a new Bishop of Oswestry, suffragan to the Bishop of Lichfield; while oversight of conservative
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In June 2022, it was announced that, from
January 2023, oversight of traditionalist Anglo-Catholics in the west of Canterbury province (formerly the Bishop of Ebbsfleet's area) would be taken by a new Bishop of Oswestry, suffragan to the Bishop of Lichfield; while oversight of conservative
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was appointed to the comparable office of
Provincial Assistant Bishop in 1996 when the province voted to ordain women to the priesthood. No successor was appointed when Thomas retired in 2008.
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was an assistant bishop in the
Dioceses of Birmingham, Bristol, Carlisle, Chelmsford, Chester, Derby, Ely, London, Manchester, Norwich, Portsmouth, Rochester, Sheffield and Southwark.
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who on grounds of theological conviction, "are unable to receive the ministry of women bishops or priests". The system by which such bishops oversee certain churches is referred to as
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bishops whose main purpose is to be available for such visits to parishes across the province. Accordingly, four PEV bishops have been appointed across the two provinces.
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Evangelicals would be taken by the next Bishop of
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127:. On 5 May 2011, their successors as PEVs were announced. In September 2021
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693:"Rob Munro named as the new Bishop of Ebbsfleet"
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93:On 4 December 2014, it was announced that the
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660:"Suffragan See of Richborough - GOV.UK"
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699:. 9 December 2022. Archived from
495:Archbishop of Canterbury website.
807:"The Society - Carlisle Diocese"
1014:Bishop of Richborough's website
977:"Church in Wales press release"
162:Bishop suffragan of Richborough
112:of the Church of England's two
52:alternative episcopal oversight
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753:"The Society - Leeds Diocese"
235:Bishop suffragan of Ebbsfleet
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137:Bishop suffragan of Maidstone
843:"Richborough Episcopal Area"
382:St Edmundsbury & Ipswich
245:Bishop suffragan of Beverley
172:Bishop suffragan of Oswestry
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