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1st female bishop for Church of England
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THE Church of England appointed its first female bishop yesterday, overturning centuries of tradition in a Church that has been deeply divided over the issue.
It named Reverend Libby Lane, a 48-year-old married mother of two, as the new Bishop of Stockport in northern England.
Prime Minister David Cameron tweeted: “Congratulations to Revd Libby Lane on becoming the first woman bishop in the Church. An historic appointment and important day for equality.”
Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, spiritual head of the Church, said she was a “wonderful choice.”
After long and heated debate, the Church of England governing Synod voted in July to allow women to become bishops and formally adopted legislation last month. Women have served as priests in the Church since 1994, a decision that led some 470 male priests to leave, many for the Roman Catholic Church.
“It is an unexpected joy for me to be here today,” Lane said in her acceptance speech. “It is a remarkable day for me and I realize an historic day for the church.”
The issue of women bishops has caused internal division ever since the Synod first approved female priests.
Women serve as bishops in the US, Australia, Canada and New Zealand but Anglican churches in many developing countries do not ordain them as priests.
Lane is married to Reverend George Lane, Coordinating Chaplain at Manchester Airport, and they have two grown up children.
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