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26/01/2015
Church Of England Consecrate First Female Bishop
The Church of England's first female bishop, the Reverend Libby Lane, has been officially ordained at a ceremony at York Minster.
The 48-year-old is the first ever female Bishop of Stockport, following a change in church legislation last November.
Mrs Lane has been vicar of St Peter's Hale and St Elizabeth's Ashley, in Greater Manchester, since April 2007.
Her appointment as Bishop was announced last month.
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The 48-year-old is the first ever female Bishop of Stockport, following a change in church legislation last November.
Mrs Lane has been vicar of St Peter's Hale and St Elizabeth's Ashley, in Greater Manchester, since April 2007.
Her appointment as Bishop was announced last month.
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