Libby Lane
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The Right Reverend Libby Lane |
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| Church | Church of England |
| Diocese | Diocese of Chester |
| In office | January 2015 to present |
| Predecessor | Robert Atwell |
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| Ordination | |
| Consecration | 26 January 2015 (bishop) by John Sentamu |
| Personal details | |
| Birth name | Elizabeth Jane Holden |
| Born |
8 December 1966 Wycombe Rural District, Buckinghamshire, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Residence | Dunham Town, near Bowdon, Greater Manchester |
| Spouse | George Lane (m. 1990) |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | |
Elizabeth Jane Holden "Libby" Lane (born 8 December 1966) is a Church of England bishop. Since January 2015, she has been the , a suffragan bishop in the Diocese of Chester. She is the first woman to be appointed as a bishop by the Church of England, after its General Synod voted in July 2014 to allow women to become bishops. Her consecration took place on 26 January 2015 at York Minster.
Lane was born as Elizabeth Jane Holden in Wycombe Rural District, Buckinghamshire, and raised in Glossop, Derbyshire. She was educated at Manchester High School for Girls, an independent girls' school. In 1986, she matriculated into St Peter's College, Oxford, where she studied theology. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1989; this was later promoted to a Master of Arts (MA Oxon) degree under the statutes and customs of the university. From 1991 to 1993, she studied for ordination at Cranmer Hall, Durham University.
Lane was ordained in the Church of England as a deacon in 1993 and as a priest in 1994. She served her curacy at St James's Church, Blackburn, from 1993 to 1996. She served in the Diocese of Chester from 2000 to 2014 and was the vicar of the combined benefice of St Peter's Hale and St Elizabeth's Ashley from 2007. She was also the Dean of Women in Ministry in the diocese from 2010.
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