1980: Marjorie Matthews, first woman to become a bishop of the United Methodist Church.[116] 1989: Barbara Harris, first woman ordained a bishop in the Anglican Communion.[117] March 12, 1994: The first women were ordained as Church of England priests; 32 women were ordained together.[118][119] 2006: Katharine Jefferts Schori, first woman presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church in the United States.[120] 2008: Kay Goldsworthy, first woman consecrated bishop in Australia; she was made a bishop of the Anglican Church of Australia.[121] 2014: Libby Lane, first woman consecrated bishop in the Church of England.[122]