Scottish Anglicans stick with man in bishop race

January 16, 2010

LONDON (AP) — Anglicans in Scotland have passed up an opportunity to elect their first female bishop.

An electoral synod of the Scottish Episcopal Church on Saturday chose the Very Rev. Gregor Duncan as the next bishop of Glasgow and Galloway.

Canon Alison Peden was a runner-up along with the Venerable John Applegate. She was the first woman on the ballot to become a bishop since the Scottish Church voted in favor of women bishops in 2003.

Anglicans in Ireland have approved women bishops in principle, but have yet to elect one. Women are still barred from becoming Anglican bishops in England and Wales.

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