ACC Releases Statistics on the Ordination of Women
Episcopal News Service. April 10, 1992 [92089]
The Anglican Consultative Council (ACC) in London has released new statistics on the number of women ordained within the Anglican Communion. According to the statistics compiled by the secretariat of the ACC, there are two women consecrated to the episcopate, 1,342 women ordained to the priesthood, and 1,942 women ordained to the diaconate in the Anglican Communion.
The statistics, released on March 25, 1992, show that of the 34 provinces and member churches, 15 have women ordained as deacons and 14 have women ordained to the priesthood. In some cases, individual dioceses ordain women to these orders, not through legislation of the province.
In addition, six provinces or churches have reported that the question of ordaining women as priests is on the agenda of synods or conventions to be held within the next two years, including England, Australia, Southern Africa, Central Africa, the West Indies, and Scotland. The Church of England will vote on the matter in November.
| Province/Jurisdiction | Deacons | Priests |
| Aotearoa, New Zealand, Polynesia | 5 | 120 |
| Australia | 138 | 10 |
| Brazil | 7 | 5 |
| Burundi | 1 | 2 |
| Canada | 164 | 158 |
| Central Africa | 0 | 0 |
| Ceylon (Sri Lanka) | 0 | 0 |
| England | 674 | 0 |
| Hong Kong/Macao | 5 | 2 |
| Indian Ocean | 0 | 0 |
| Ireland | 1 | 8 |
| Japan | 4 | 0 |
| Jerusalem/Middle East | 0 | 0 |
| Kenya | 0 | 1 |
| Korea | 0 | 0 |
| Melanesia | 0 | 0 |
| Myanmar | 0 | 0 |
| Nigeria | 0 | 0 |
| North India | 7 | 2 |
| Pakistan | 0 | 0 |
| Phillipines | 5 | 1 |
| Papua/New Guinea | 0 | 0 |
| Scotland | 50 | 0 |
| Singapore | 0 | 0 |
| South India | 0 | 1 |
| Southern Cone | 0 | 0 |
| Southern Africa | 32 | 0 |
| Sudan | 0 | 0 |
| Tanzania | 0 | 0 |
| Uganda | 0 | 1 |
| United States | 788 | 1031 |
| Wales | 50 | 0 |
| West Indies | 0 | 0 |
| West Africa | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL: | 1942 | 1342 |
| (Data in boldface type have not been confirmed.) | ||
| BISHOPS | ||
| United States | 1 | |
| Aotearoa, New Zealand, Polynesia | 1 | |
| TOTAL: | 2 | |