Dr Penny Jamieson’s rise through church ranks was rapid. The first women were ordained to the Anglican priesthood in New Zealand in 1977. Jamieson was ordained and appointed to a Wellington parish in 1985.
Anglican
Events In History
2 December 1928
Frederick Bennett, who had a Ngāti Whakaue mother and an Irish father, was ordained as an Anglican priest in 1897. He spent 13 years as superintendent of the Māori mission in Rotorua before moving to Hastings for mission work in Hawke’s Bay.
Women Together
Association of Anglican Women
An umbrella organisation for many groups of women linked with the Anglican Church, the Association of Anglican Women (AAW) was formed to offer support and fellowship to women of varying ages and stages of life Read the full Women Together Essay
Girls' Friendly Society
The Girls' Friendly Society (GFS) was set up by Anglican churchwomen to provide for the welfare and protection of young women and girls. Read the full Women Together Essay
Biographies
English-born New Zealander Penny Jamieson was the first woman in the world to be ordained a diocesan bishop of the Anglican Church
