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Elizabeth Catherine Ferard, first deaconess of the Church of England. The ministry of a deaconess is a usually non-ordained ministry for women in some Protestant, Oriental Orthodox, and Eastern Orthodox churches to provide pastoral care, especially for other women, and which may carry a limited liturgical role.
In Christianity, the ordination of women has been taking place in an increasing number of Protestant and Old Catholic churches, starting in the 20th century. Since ancient times, certain churches of the Orthodox tradition, such as the Coptic Orthodox Church, have raised women to the office of deaconess. [1]
In August 2016, the Catholic Church established a Study Commission on the Women's Diaconate to study the history of female deacons and to study the possibility of ordaining women as deacons. [51] The Russian Orthodox Church had a female subdiaconate into the 20th century.
The Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria and all Africa ordained its first female deacon, Angelic Molen, in Zimbabwe, making her the first female deacon in the Eastern Orthodox Church. [227] [228] [229] The Synod of the Anglican Diocese of Tabora in the Anglican Church of Tanzania voted to allow the ordination of women priests. [254]
Christian women of the early church Name, also known as, location, year Image Description and legacy Two slave women deacons. ministers, deaconesses, maid-servants Bithynia. Pliny's letter c112 The governor, Pliny the Younger, wrote a letter to Emperor Trajan; one of the earliest documents showing persecution of the church by Roman authorities ...
Orthodox Judaism, the traditional sect of the religion, separates men and women at synagogue and doesn't traditionally see women even step on the bimah — or stage — let alone leading a service ...
In 2024 the Patriarchate ordained its first female deacon, Angelic Molen, in Zimbabwe, making her the first female deacon in the modern history of the Eastern Orthodox Church. [10] [11] [12] Women had been ordained deaconesses in the Byzantine Church through the 9th century CE after which the practice fell into disuse. [13] [14]
An official Papal Commission ordered by Pope Francis in 2016 was charged with determining whether the ancient practice of having female deacons (deaconesses) is possible, provided they are non-ordained and that certain reserved functions of ordained male permanent or transitional deacons—proclaiming the Gospel at Mass, giving a homily, and ...