The General Synod of the Church of England has today given its final approval for women to become bishops in the Church of England. The vote was carried by the required two-thirds majority in the three constituent parts of the Synod: the House of Bishops, the House of Clergy and the House of Laity.
The London Diocesan Synod has today voted to approve the latest proposals to allow women to become bishops.
The Diocesan Bishop’s Council has established a Governance Review Group to look at all the structures for decision-making and corporate governance within the Diocese of London.
The nomination stage of the Diocesan Synod elections is now completed. The results so far show 49 out of 85 clergy places filled, leaving 36 vacancies. For the laity, 66 out of 107 placed have been filled, leaving 41 vacancies.
The Bishop of London’s address to Diocesan Synod, November 2010.