Third woman bishop for GAFCON consecrated
by George Conger, Anglican Ink:
The Archbishop of Kenya, the Most Jackson Ole Sapit writes he consecrated today the Rt. Rev. Rose Okeno as the fourth bishop of Butere. In a statement posted on Facebook on 12 Sept 2021, Archbishop Ole Sapit reported the ”ordination and Installation of the 4th Ordinary of the Diocese of Butere. The LORD bless my sister, Bishop Rose Okeno, the first Woman Anglican clergy in Kenya to be elected into the position of Diocesan Bishop.”
During the four hour ceremony held at the Butere Girls School sports compound in Kakamega County, Western Kenya, Archbishop Ole Sapit laid hands upon the new bishop, handing to her symbols of her episcopal ministry: a copy of the Scriptures, a pectoral cross, pastoral staff and a church flag.
“She is now the Rt Rev Rose Okeno. I congratulate her for rising above cultural norms and her courage that saw her battle it out with men for this position and make history as the first woman ACK bishop,” the archbishop told the congregation.
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