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Surprisingly, however, the first female priest ordained in the global Anglican Communion was Chinese—Florence Li Tim-Oi (1907–1992).

Unlike male deacons, for whom the office is normally a one-year prelude to ordination as a priest, deaconesses have not been al lowed to distribute Communion or administer sacraments to the sick.

The Rev. Cayce Ramey is contesting the result of his disciplinary case, appealing to the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia to let him remain a priest without leading the Eucharist — at least, for now.

The first time the women presided at Communion took place not in an Episcopal church but at the interdenominational Riverside Church in New York City, in October 1974.

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The woman remained in the sanctuary, actively participated in the consecration of the Eucharist and received Communion.

An Anglican woman bishop who addressed Pope Francis and his council of cardinal advisers told NCR she believes the pontiff took a "risk" in extending her an invitation to speak to the group.

In 1973, the Episcopal Church's General Convention had rejected efforts to authorize the ordination of women as priests.