SCOTLAND: Election to decide if Britain will have first female Anglican bishop

By Trevor Grundy
January 14, 2010
Episcopal News Service

Britain might soon have its first female Anglican bishop, serving the 38,000-member Scottish Episcopal Church.

The Rev. Alison Peden, aged 57, is one of three candidates for the post of bishop of Glasgow and Galloway. The election is scheduled for Jan. 16.

Observers say that if Peden is elected it is likely to increase pressure on the neighboring Church of England to allow the appointment of women bishops. the rest