Libby Lane
Church of England loses no time, appoints third woman bishop and first to oversee a diocese
By Trevor Grundy — March 26, 2015
CANTERBURY, England (RNS) Rachel Treweek will be the first to run a diocese on her own. She will be one rank below archbishop and will become the first woman bishop to sit in the House of Lords, the British Parliament’s Upper House.
Church of England adds a second woman bishop in space of three months
By Trevor Grundy — March 25, 2015
CANTERBURY, England (RNS) Alison White, 58, will become the next bishop of Hull, following closely on the heels of Bishop Libby Lane, who was consecrated in January.
First female bishop ordained in Church of England amid ongoing controversies
By Trevor Grundy — January 26, 2015
CANTERBURY, England (RNS) It was not all hymn singing and rejoicing in one of England’s great medieval cathedrals during the consecration of the Rev. Libby Lane.
Church of England names its first woman bishop; Libby Lane to assume historic role
By Trevor Grundy — December 17, 2014
CANTERBURY, England (RNS) Libby Lane's appointment is as a suffragan bishop -- a bishop subordinate to a metropolitan or diocesan bishop.
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