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Libby Lane, who has been chosen by the Church of England as its first female bishop, has long been one of the most influential women in the church.Libby Lane, who has been chosen by the Church of England as its first female bishop, has long been one of the most influential women in the church.
She is one of eight clergywomen from the church elected as participant observers in the House of Bishops, as the representative from the dioceses of the north-west, and has been a bishop’s selection adviser for 10 years, making recommendations to the church about candidates offering themselves for ordination.She is one of eight clergywomen from the church elected as participant observers in the House of Bishops, as the representative from the dioceses of the north-west, and has been a bishop’s selection adviser for 10 years, making recommendations to the church about candidates offering themselves for ordination.
She took up her post as vicar of St Peter’s Hale and St Elizabeth’s Ashley, in the diocese of Chester, in April 2007, and since January 2010 has also been dean of women in ministry for the diocese, a post created to reflect the growing number of Anglican women in the clergy as the prospect of women becoming bishops drew closer.She took up her post as vicar of St Peter’s Hale and St Elizabeth’s Ashley, in the diocese of Chester, in April 2007, and since January 2010 has also been dean of women in ministry for the diocese, a post created to reflect the growing number of Anglican women in the clergy as the prospect of women becoming bishops drew closer.
Lane was born in Glossop, Derbyshire and educated at Manchester High School for Girls and St Peter’s College, Oxford.Lane was born in Glossop, Derbyshire and educated at Manchester High School for Girls and St Peter’s College, Oxford.
She trained for ministry at Cranmer Hall in Durham. She was ordained a deacon in 1993 and a priest in 1994, serving her curacy in Blackburn, Lancashire.She trained for ministry at Cranmer Hall in Durham. She was ordained a deacon in 1993 and a priest in 1994, serving her curacy in Blackburn, Lancashire.
Lane has served in the diocese of York, as chaplain in a hospital and further education, and as family life officer for the committee for social responsibility in the diocese of Chester.Lane has served in the diocese of York, as chaplain in a hospital and further education, and as family life officer for the committee for social responsibility in the diocese of Chester.
Her husband, George, is also a priest and they were one of the first married couples in the Church of England to be ordained together. They have two grown-up children.Her husband, George, is also a priest and they were one of the first married couples in the Church of England to be ordained together. They have two grown-up children.
Lane is a school governor and keen on social action initiatives, according to her profile on the St Peter’s Hale website. Her listed interests include learning to play the saxophone, supporting Manchester United, and doing cryptic crosswords.Lane is a school governor and keen on social action initiatives, according to her profile on the St Peter’s Hale website. Her listed interests include learning to play the saxophone, supporting Manchester United, and doing cryptic crosswords.