Ordination of women at Bristol Cathedral

Title

Ordination of women at Bristol Cathedral

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

11 Mar 1994

Year of production

1994

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Duration

00:02:56

Description

The ordination of women into the priesthood has split the Church of England with the defection of many - such as the Environment Secretary John Gummer - to Catholicism. Today thirty-two women will be the first to be ordained, at Bristol Cathedral. With reaction from the Bishop of Bristol, the Right Reverend Barry Rogerson; aspiring Vicar Susan Ship; and Chaplain of Bristol University Angela Berners-Wilson, who will be first to be ordained. Claire Satchwell reports fro Drivetime show.

Contributors

Barry Rogerson; Susan Ship; Angela Berners-Wilson; Claire Satchwell

Keywords

Religion; Clergy; Church of England; Religious ceremonies; Catholicism; Bristol; Priests; Ordination of women; John Gummer; Drivetime (radio programme); Bristol Cathedral

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