Church of England has ordained their first woman bishop, Libby Lane Today Jan. 26th Anglican held at at York Minster in York, northern England.
Mrs Lane has been the vicar at St Peter's Hale and St Elizabeth's Ashley in Cheshire since April 2007. Although Mrs Lane will not be able to enter the House of Lords as the post is a junior or suffragan appointment within the Diocese of Chester, the BBC's religious correspondent Caroline Wyatt said.
Mrs Lane was ordained a deacon in 1993 and a priest in 1994, serving her curacy in Blackburn, Lancashire. Since 2010 she has also held the role of Dean of Women in Ministry for the Diocese of Cheshire.
Mrs Lane has been the vicar at St Peter's Hale and St Elizabeth's Ashley in Cheshire since April 2007. Although Mrs Lane will not be able to enter the House of Lords as the post is a junior or suffragan appointment within the Diocese of Chester, the BBC's religious correspondent Caroline Wyatt said.
Mrs Lane was ordained a deacon in 1993 and a priest in 1994, serving her curacy in Blackburn, Lancashire. Since 2010 she has also held the role of Dean of Women in Ministry for the Diocese of Cheshire.
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