Bishop White - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Wed, 25 Mar 2015 21:29:57 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg Bishop White - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 First husband and wife bishop team for C of E https://cathnews.co.nz/2015/03/27/first-husband-and-wife-bishop-team-for-c-of-e/ Thu, 26 Mar 2015 18:05:47 +0000 http://cathnews.co.nz/?p=69588 The Church of England is to have its first husband and wife bishops, after nominating Alison White to be the next Bishop of Hull. The bishop-elect7 is married to Bishop Frank White, who is deputy bishop in Newcastle. In a statement, Bishop-elect Alison White said "you may have noticed that I am married to a Read more

First husband and wife bishop team for C of E... Read more]]> The Church of England is to have its first husband and wife bishops, after nominating Alison White to be the next Bishop of Hull.

The bishop-elect7 is married to Bishop Frank White, who is deputy bishop in Newcastle.

In a statement, Bishop-elect Alison White said "you may have noticed that I am married to a bishop".

"This may seem excessive! You would think that one in a family is more than enough.

"Believe me, this has crossed our minds."

Bishop-elect Alison White will become the Church's of England's second female bishop, following the consecration of Bishop Libby Lane in January.

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