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First female bishop to take a seat in House of Lords

The Bishop of Gloucester will become the first female Bishop to sit in the House of Lords today.

Rt Rev Rachel Treweek, Bishop of Gloucester Credit: PA

Together with other Lords Spiritual, the Rt Rev Rachel Treweek will help the Church of England meet its responsibility to provide a Christian voice to the law-making process.

England's most senior female bishop, she was installed as the Bishop of Gloucester on September 19.

I am looking forward to joining the Lords Spiritual and playing an active role in Parliament. Through the parish system, which covers every part of England, the Church of England has a detailed understanding of what is important to people's lives, and where transformation is most needed.

This is the voice I seek to bring to the House, together with the wisdom and transformation which only comes from the Good News of Jesus Christ.

– Rt Rev Rachel Treweek, Bishop of Gloucester