Libby Lane
Libby Lane | |
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Bishop of Derby | |
Church | Church of England |
Diocese | Derby |
In office | 11 February 2019 – present |
Predecessor | Alastair Redfern |
Other post(s) |
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Orders | |
Ordination |
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Spouse |
George Lane (m. 1990) |
Children | 2 |
Lord Spiritual) | |
Assumed office 2 July 2019 | |
Elizabeth Jane Holden Lane (born 8 December 1966) is a British
Early life
Lane was born Elizabeth Jane Holden on 8 December 1966 in
Ordained ministry
Lane was ordained in the
In 2013, Lane was elected one of eight participant observers of the House of Bishops as the observer representing the North West of England.[11][12] The observers were senior female priests who would attend and participate in meetings of the House of Bishops until six women had full membership of the house.[13] She attended her first meeting in December 2013.[14] Lane ceased to be an observer when she was elected, by and from among the suffragan bishops of the Province of York, to the House of Bishops in 2015.[15] As an elected suffragan and later a diocesan bishop, she has been a full member of the house since 2015.[16]
Episcopate
On 17 December 2014, it was announced that Lane was to become the
One of the first duties that Lane undertook as a bishop was her involvement in the consecration service for Philip North as the Bishop of Burnley on 2 February 2015. North is a traditionalist Anglo-Catholic who does not accept the ordination of women. Therefore, Lane and all but three other bishops did not take part in the laying on of hands. (This situation was widely commented upon as exemplifying a "theology of taint".[21]) Instead, they gathered in prayer around North, with only the three bishops "who share his theological conviction regarding the ordination of women" laying their hands on him.[22] She was installed at Chester Cathedral on 8 March 2015, International Women's Day, signalling the official start of her ministry as Bishop of Stockport.[23]
On 18 December 2018, it was announced that Lane was to become the eighth
Views
In November 2023, she was one of 44 Church of England bishops who signed an open letter supporting the use of the Prayers of Love and Faith (i.e. blessings for same-sex couples) and called for "Guidance being issued without delay that includes the removal of all restrictions on clergy entering same-sex civil marriages, and on bishops ordaining and licensing such clergy".[29]
Personal life
Lane married her husband, George Lane, in 1990.[3] They had met while both students at St Peter's College, Oxford, in the late 1980s.[5] He is an Anglican priest and currently the co-ordinating chaplain at Manchester Airport. They were among the first married couples to be ordained at the same time in the Church of England.[30] They have two children,[19] Connie and Benedict.[3]
Honours
Lane was made an
References
- ^ "Lane, Elizabeth Jane Holden". Who's Who. Vol. 2016 (November 2015 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 24 July 2016. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "Elizabeth Jane Holden". FamilySearch. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
- ^ a b c Bingham, John (26 January 2015). "Rev Libby Lane: from 11-year-old stranger to first female bishop". The Telegraph. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
- ^ a b c "Elizabeth Jane Holden (Libby) Lane". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing.
- ^ a b "The Reverend Libby Lane Consecrated". News and Events. St Peter's College, Oxford. 26 January 2015. Archived from the original on 8 April 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ Brown, Andrew (17 December 2014). "Church of England's first female bishop named as Libby Lane". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
- ^ a b "First female bishop named as the Reverend Libby Lane". BBC News. 17 December 2014. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
- ^ "Suffragan See of Stockport: Elizabeth Jane Holden Lane nomination approved". Announcements. GOV.UK. 17 December 2014. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
- ^ a b Saul, Heather (17 December 2014). "First female bishop announced as Rev Libby Lane by Church of England". The Independent. Archived from the original on 14 June 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
- ^ Moody, Oliver (17 December 2014). "Church appoints Cheshire vicar Libby Lane first woman bishop". The Times. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
- ^ Barrett, Claer (17 December 2014). "Church of England appoints first woman bishop". The Financial Times. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
- ^ "Bishops Welcome Participant Observers to First Meeting". News. The Diocese of Rochester. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
- ^ Davies, Madeleine (7 February 2013). "Women dignitaries to be elected as Bishops' 'participant observers'". Church Times. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
- ^ "Bishops Welcome Participant Observers to First Meeting". Media Centre. Church of England. 9 December 2013. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
- ^ Church of England — General Synod results (Accessed 12 October 2015)
- ^ Church of England — House of Bishops (Accessed 13 December 2015)
- ^ "The Revd Libby Lane Announced as Bishop of Stockport". Church of England. 17 December 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
- ^ "Church names its first woman bishop", The Times, 18 December 2014, p. 19.
- ^ a b "Church of England Appoints its First Female Bishop". Newsweek. 17 December 2014. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
- ^ "Libby Lane: First female Church of England bishop consecrated". www.bbc.co.uk. 26 January 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
- ^ The Telegraph — Sentamu rejects 'taint' claim in women bishops row (Accessed 14 December 2015)
- ^ "Bishop of Burnley: Rt Rev Philip North consecrated". BBC News. 2 February 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
- ^ "Libby Lane: First female Church of England bishop installed". BBC News. 8 March 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
- ^ "Appointments". derby.anglican.org. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
- ^ a b King, Dave. "Bishop Libby Lane named as next Bishop of Derby". derby.anglican.org. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
- ^ "Bishop Libby legally made Bishop of Derby". Diocese of Chester. 12 February 2019. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
- ^ King, Dave. "Bishop Libby's Installation". Diocese of Derby. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
- ^ "Introduction". House of Lords Business. 2 July 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
- ^ Martin, Francis (1 November 2023). "Don't delay guidance allowing priests to be in same-sex marriages, say 44 bishops". Church Times. Archived from the original on 2 November 2023. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
- ^ Siddique, Haroon (17 December 2014). "Libby Lane: profile of the Church of England's first female bishop". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
- ^ Damazer, Mark (9 June 2015). "Honorary Fellowship for Bishop Libby Lane". St Peter's College, Oxford. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
- ^ "The Church of England's First Female Bishop Receives Honorary Doctorate". University of Wales Trinity Saint David. 13 July 2015. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
- ^ "The Rt Revd Libby Lane: oration". University of Bath. July 2017. Retrieved 14 June 2018.