London, UK - More than 500 members of the clergy resigned after women priests were introduced in the 1990s and most were given payoffs worth a total of £27.4 million over a decade.
The church is now pressing ahead with moves to elect women as bishops, without any concessions for those who oppose the historic step. More than 700 people have already signed a petition calling for the church to "pull back from the brink" of the consecration of women bishops without legal provisions for traditionalists.
Many fear the move could lead to another exodus from the church and with it another large claim for financial compensation, although no provisions for payoffs have yet been made.
Church leaders admitted that the row over women bishops, together with growing controversy over homosexual bishops and same-sex blessings, have made it an "unsettled" and "anxious" time for Anglicanism ahead of a summer of critical meetings.
William Fittall, secretary general of the General Synod, the church's "parliament", said: "There were provisions for a financial package for people who left on grounds of conscience [when women priests were introduced]. That was available for 10 years and it cost £27.4m.
"There are no proposals currently before the Synod for financial compensation [over women bishops]. Everybody acknowledges that the position is rather different now and those with theological objections have in many cases already gone.
"There will be those unhappy with women who will seek to reopen that argument."
He dismissed claims that as many as 500 clergymen could leave the church when women bishops are introduced - which will not be before 2014 at the earliest - but admitted: "Undoubtedly there are those who say they cannot stay unless they are arrangements they think are adequate."
Possible compensation and special provisions available to opponents of women bishops will be discussed at a meeting of the General Synod in York next month, before any legislation can be drafted.
Many traditionalists want new "men only" dioceses to be set up which would cover parishes across the country who do not want to be under a woman bishop, but senior figures are against this and instead just want a "code of practice" to ensure opponents of women bishops are not discriminated against.
Some conservatives are said to be seeking legal advice on whether they can sue the church under employment law, as they were promised concessions when women priests were introduced.
This week almost 300 traditionalist Anglican bishops are meeting in Jerusalem to discuss whether they can remain in the worldwide communion despite their objections to homosexual bishops and same-sex blessings, such as the one held for two priests last month which is now being investigated by the Bishop of London.
Mr Fittall said: "There is no doubt that we are in an unsettled moment in the life of the Church of England. I think Synod will be quite an anxious occasion."
Meanwhile churches will be asked to contribute much more money to national coffers next year to pay for the cost of training a record number of new clergy.
The bill for each of the 44 dioceses will go up by an average of 6.5 per cent, taking the contribution of the diocese of London above £2m for the first time.