Church of England to ordain first female bishop
LONDON — Male domination in the leadership of the Church of England is coming to an end, as the 500-year-old institution consecrates its first female bishop.
Rev Libby Lane, right, during her consecration as the eighth Bishop of Stockport, at York Minster, England, today (Jan 26). Photo: AP
LONDON — Male domination in the leadership of the Church of England is coming to an end, as the 500-year-old institution consecrates its first female bishop.
The Rev Libby Lane becomes the eighth Bishop of Stockport in a service today (Jan 26) at York Minster. Her consecration comes after the church ended a long and divisive dispute by voting last year to allow women to serve as bishops.
Rev Lane has dismissed criticism that her appointment is merely a symbolic gesture, saying that she may be “the first, but I won’t be the only”.
A saxophone player and soccer fan, Lane was one of the first women to become a Church of England priest. She was ordained in 1994. Her husband is also a priest. AP
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