The ordination of women to ministerial or priestly office is an increasingly common practice among some contemporary major religious groups. It remains...

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...

denominational hierarchy composed of other clergy) to perform various religious rites and ceremonies. The process and ceremonies of ordination vary by religion and...

Catholic male validly receives ordination, and "that the Church has no authority whatsoever to confer priestly ordination on women and that this judgment is...

The ordination of women has been commonly practiced in Methodist denominations since the 20th century, and some denominations earlier allowed women to...

is a timeline of notable moments in the history of women's ordination in the world's religious traditions. It is not an exhaustive list of all historic...

novice) ordination vows are given. After these, full bhikkhuni ordination may be given. Theravadan women may choose to take an informal and limited set of vows...

The ordination of women in the Anglican Communion has been increasingly common in certain provinces since the 1970s. Several provinces, however, and certain...

study with rabbinical ordination. Ordination of women has grown since the 1970s with over 1,200 Jewish women receiving formal ordination (see § Membership...

Adventist Church prevented the ordination of women. They voted 1,173 against and 377 in favor. Those who supported ordaining women were from Europe and North...