The Rev Canon Dr Alison Peden is not elected in bid to become UK’s first female bishop:
Scottish priest fails in bid to become UK’s first female bishop
Archdeacon of Newark, Ven Dr Nigel Peyton, has been elected Bishop of Brechin in the Scottish Episcopal Church.
From Scottish Television – STV
The Rev Canon Dr Alison Peden had been shortlisted to be elected Bishop of Brechin in the Scottish Episcopal Church but the Ven Dr Nigel Peyton was elected to the post on Wednesday night.
Dr Peyton, who is currently Archdeacon of Newark, Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham, said: “I am honoured to have been elected and look forward to returning to serve in the diocese where my ministry began.”