Australia appoints first woman Anglican bishop

By James Grubel
Fri Apr 11, 2008

CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australia's Anglican church appointed its first woman bishop on Friday, but moved to avoid further tension with church conservatives by allowing parishes to opt out if they do not like a woman being in charge.

The appointment of Perth-based Archdeacon Kay Goldsworthy, 51, as an assistant bishop comes 16 years after Australia's Anglicans ordained the first women into the priesthood. the rest