episcopacy

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He has previously insisted the "majority of the Anglican Communion still believes that the Bible requires a male-only episcopacy".

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

McKenzie, now retired, was later joined by more women bishops, though men still comprise most of the AME episcopacy.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 9, 2021

The Right Rev. Minerva G. Carcaño, the first Hispanic woman to be elected to the episcopacy of the United Methodist Church, will preach at the 11:15 service.

From Washington Post • Feb. 26, 2016

More than 70 percent of the 446 synod votes on Tuesday were in favor of opening the church’s episcopacy to women.

From New York Times • Nov. 21, 2012

This is a reference to the Root and Branch Bill of 1641, which sought to abolish episcopacy, and led directly to the Civil War.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton