As the Church of England (CofE) moves towards appointing women to episcopal office, explorations have been made towards making provision for those who in conscience cannot accept this further innovation by the CofE in isolation from the wider Church.

These explorations have led so far to the debate by the General Synod in its February AD2006 sitting of proposals made by a working party fo the CofE House of Bishops for what have been termed Transferred Episcopal Arrangements (T.E.A.).

These proposed arrangements fall short of the proposals made by Forward in Faith (FiF) and others for an additional and distinct province of the CofE, but acknowledge some of the arguments made in the proposals for an additional province.

From this page a leaflet prepared for parishes under the pastoral and sacramental care of the Bishop of Ebbsfleet can be downloaded in PDF format for use in helping laity and parishes understand the rationale for and effects of the T.E.A. proposals as they presently stand.

CLICK HERE to download the leaflet in PDF format

or CLICK HERE to download the text of the leaflet as a RTF file for inclusion in parish magazines &c

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