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Libby Lane: First female Church of England bishop installed Libby Lane: First female Church of England bishop installed
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The first female bishop in the Church of England will be installed at Chester Cathedral later. The first female bishop in the Church of England has been installed at Chester Cathedral.
The Rt Rev Libby Lane, 48, will preach her first sermon in a service starting at 15:30 GMT and expected to be attended by 1,500 people. The Rt Rev Libby Lane, 48, preached her first sermon in a service attended by hundreds of people.
She was consecrated as the eighth Bishop of Stockport at York Minster in January.She was consecrated as the eighth Bishop of Stockport at York Minster in January.
In November, the Church of England formally adopted legislation to allow women bishops after decades of debate. In November, the Church of England formally adopted legislation to allow the appointment of women bishops after decades of debate.
During the service she will be presented with her pastoral staff and welcomed by the civic and faith communities from across the Diocese of Chester. During the service, she was presented with her pastoral staff and welcomed by the civic and faith communities from across the Diocese of Chester.
The Very Rev Prof Gordon McPhate, the Dean of Chester, said: "We are honoured to welcome the Bishop of Stockport and her supporters to this installation service at the cathedral. The service marked the formal start of her ministry in her diocese.
"The service will mark a day of worship and celebration - for men and women alike - as a new chapter is created in the Church of England." The Very Rev Prof Gordon McPhate, the Dean of Chester described it as a "new chapter" for the Church of England.
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