Church of England appoints its first female bishop

The Church of England has appointed its first female bishop, Rev. Libby Lane . The historic appointment comes just four weeks after the Church of England’s ruling General Synod formally enacted a change to canon law opening the episcopate to women for the first time.


She will become the new Bishop of Stockport, a post that has been vacant since May. Rev Lane has been the vicar at St Peter’s Hale and St Elizabeth’s Ashley, in the diocese of Chester, since 2007.