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17/12/2014
Church Of England Names First Female Bishop
The Reverend Libby Lane has been named as the first female Bishop of the Church of England.
Reverend Lane, has been the vicar at St Peter's Hale and St Elizabeth's Ashley in Cheshire since April 2007, will be the new Bishop of Stockport, filling a post that has been empty since May.
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Reverend Lane, has been the vicar at St Peter's Hale and St Elizabeth's Ashley in Cheshire since April 2007, will be the new Bishop of Stockport, filling a post that has been empty since May.
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