Buckingham bishop welcomes first CSI woman bishop

Pushpalalitha was last week appointed as the first CSI female bishop.

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London:  The Bishop of Buckingham has welcomed the election of the first female bishop in the Church of South India.

The Right Reverend Alan Wilson sent a message of congratulations to the partner Diocese of Nandyal on the election of Reverend Eggoni Pushpalalitha as the new Bishop of Nandyal in Andhra Pradesh.

Pushpalalitha was last week appointed as the first female bishop in the Church of South India and the Episcopal Church in Asia.

Bishop Wilson has met Bishop Pushpalalithaa several times and said he hoped to meet her again on his forthcoming visit to the diocese.

Her election comes days after the Church of Ireland announced the Reverend Pat Storey as the next Bishop of Meath and Kildare, also the Church's first female bishop.

Source: christiantoday.com