Religion News Service reporting the Church of England General Synod's approval of legislation admitting women as bishops, finally enacted 17 November 2014, and the naming of the Reverend Libby Lane, a parish priest from Hale, as the first woman named to the office; Lane was consecrated Bishop of Stockport at York Minster on 26 January 2015.
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A specialist religion wire service, editorially independent of the Church of England. The 17 November 2014 legislative date and the 26 January 2015 consecration date are corroborated against contemporaneous BBC coverage of both events before citing. NotesCited for the 2014 General Synod legislation admitting women as bishops and Libby Lane's 26 January 2015 consecration as the first woman bishop.
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PublisherReligion News Service
Publication Year2014
URLhttps://religionnews.com/2014/12/17/church-england-names-first-woman-bishop-libby-lane-assume-historic-role/
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Source Church of England Names Its First Woman Bishop (Religion News Service)
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