Church votes not to elect Britain’s first female bishop
From Reuters
The Scottish Episcopal Church voted against electing Britain's first female bishop on Saturday, with a majority of an electoral synod of clergy and church members choosing a more experienced male candidate.
Reverend Alison Peden, 57, was the first woman to be shortlisted to become a bishop since the Scottish Episcopal Church voted to consecrate women in 2003.
One of three candidates, she lost out to Reverend Gregor Duncan, 59, who is already dean of Glasgow and Galloway — the diocese for which the election was being held.
Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church, Bishop David Chillingworth, who chaired the electoral synod, said gender had not played a part in the decision and Peden being shortlisted had helped change the perception of women in the church.
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