THE Church of England's second woman bishop has said she will be getting "endless kindness and support" from her husband, who is doing the same job.
The Reverend Canon Alison White was announced as the new bishop of Hull by the Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu, at a service at his Bishopthorpe Palace yesterday.
She follows the first woman bishop, The Rev Libby Lane, who was consecrated as the eighth Bishop of Stockport at York Minster in January.
But Rev Canon White will have some insight into her new job because her husband is Bishop Frank White, Assistant Bishop of Newcastle.
And she said she hoped her appointment would be the next step to making woman bishops an everyday part of Church life.