Editing Holy orders (section)

==Anglicanism==
The [[Anglican]] churches hold their bishops to be in [[apostolic succession]], although there is some difference of opinion with regard to whether ordination is to be regarded as a sacrament. The Anglican [[Thirty-Nine Articles|Articles of Religion]] hold that only Baptism and the Lord's Supper are to be counted as sacraments of the gospel, and assert that other rites 'commonly called Sacraments' by other denominations (e.g. Catholicism), were not ordained by Christ in the Gospel.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Church of England |title=Articles of Religion |url=https://www.churchofengland.org/prayer-and-worship/worship-texts-and-resources/book-common-prayer/articles-religion |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221001065437/https://www.churchofengland.org/prayer-and-worship/worship-texts-and-resources/book-common-prayer/articles-religion |archive-date=1 October 2022 |access-date=6 October 2022 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |language=en |publication-place=Cambridge |at=Article 25}}</ref> They do not have the nature of a sacrament of the Gospel in the absence of any physical matter such as the water in Baptism and the bread and wine in the Eucharist. Various editions of the ''[[Book of Common Prayer]]'' and other Anglican liturgical texts provide rites for ordination of bishops, priests and deacons. Only bishops may ordain people. Within Anglicanism, three bishops are normally required for ordination to the episcopate, while one bishop is sufficient for performing ordinations to the priesthood and diaconate.