Chapter 4 : Australia’s Anglican Women Bishops

The new Anglican Archbishop of Canterbury elect Justin Welby, who is to be consecrated on March 21 2013 (the Feast of the Martyrdom of Thomas Cranmer), has declared that the UK Church of England will soon have women Bishops. Just as they have a Queen who bears the title of Defender of the Faith and Head of the Church of England. But it hasn't happened yet.

The British press seems to be encased in a bubble of unreality, impermeable to the fact that USA Episcopalians and the Anglican Church in Australia have jumped the gun as far as women Bishops are concerned. It's all very reminiscent of how Australia led the way in the early 1900s, with Votes for Women.

For those still unaware of who and where Australia's three admirable and articulate Anglican women Bishops are, I append the following links:

http://www.canberratimes.com.au/national/women-congregate-to-celebrate-ordination-20121120-29ofq.html

Bishop Kay Goldsworthy (Perth, Western Australia)
Bishop Barbara Darling (Melbourne, Victoria)
Bishop Genieve Blackwell (Wagga Wagga, New South Wales)

Another Australian Anglican woman Bishop is in the pipeline, due to be consecrated at St Johns Anglican Cathedral, Brisbane, on April 6, 2013 (see link)

http://anglicanbrisbane.org.au/focus/taylor-made-brisbanes-first-woman-bishop/

Bishop Alison Taylor (Southern Region, Brisbane, Queensland)

The Anglican Church in South Australia, Tasmania, and the Northern Territory of Australia has some episcopal catching up to do.