Libby Lane

The Right Reverend

Libby Lane
The Right Reverend; Libby Lane
Bishop of Derby
	Lane in 2019
Church	Church of England
Diocese	Derby
In office	11 February 2019 – present
Predecessor	Alastair Redfern
Other post(s)	Bishop of Stockport (2015–2019); Lord Spiritual (2019–present);
Orders
Ordination	1993 (deacon); 1994 (priest);
Consecration	26 January 2015; by John Sentamu
Personal details
Born	Elizabeth Jane Holden; 8 December 1966 (age 57); Wycombe Rural District, Buckinghamshire, UK
Nationality	British
Denomination	Anglican
Spouse	George Lane (m. 1990)
Children	2
Alma mater	St Peter's College, Oxford; St John's College, Durham;
Member of the House of Lords; (Lord Spiritual)
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 2 July 2019

Elizabeth Jane Holden Lane (born 8 December 1966) is a British Anglican bishop and Lord Spiritual. Since February 2019, she has served as Bishop of Derby in the Church of England, the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of Derby. From January 2015 to 2019, she was the Bishop of Stockport, a suffragan bishop in the Diocese of Chester. She was 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.